Understanding weather and climate
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Sprache: | eng |
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Upper Saddle River, NJ
Pearson/Prentice Hall
2007
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Ausgabe: | 4. ed. |
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Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:c2007 Energy and mass -- Composition and structure of the atmosphere -- Solar radiation and the seasons -- Energy balance and temperature -- Atmospheric pressure and wind -- Water in the atmosphere -- Atmospheric moisture -- Cloud development and forms -- Precipitation processes -- Distribution and movement of air -- Atmospheric circulation and pressure distributions -- Air masses and fronts -- Disturbances -- Mid-latitude cyclones -- Lightning, thunder, and tornadoes -- Tropical storms and hurricanes -- Human activities -- Weather forecasting and analysis -- Human effects: air pollution and heat islands -- Current, past, and future climates -- Earth's climates -- Climate changes: past and future -- Special topics and appendices -- Atmospheric optics |
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Beschreibung: | XXI, 562 S. : zahlr. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 1 CD-ROM (12 cm) |
ISBN: | 0131496964 0131547879 |