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Meteorological Instruments : Third edition /

Since its first appearance in 1941, this book has remained, through various editions and reprintings, the standard, indeed the only modern work in English in its field. This third edition, completely reset, includes descriptions of the newer devices which have come into use in upper-atmosphere sound...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs principaux: Middleton, W. E. Knowles (William Edgar Knowles), 1902-1998 (Auteur), Spilhaus, Athelstan (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2018.
Édition:Third edition revised.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: properties of meteorological instruments
  • The measurement of atmospheric pressure
  • The measurement of temperature in meteorology
  • The measurement of atmospheric humidity
  • The measurement of precipitation and evaporation
  • The measurement of wind near the surface
  • The measurement of upper winds by means of pilot balloons
  • Instruments for investigating clouds
  • Sunshine recorders
  • Instruments for the investigation of the upper air
  • Index.