Weather and life An introduction to biometeorology
Front Cover; Weather and Life: An Introduction to Biometeorology; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter1. Introduction; The Nature of Biometeorology; The Structure of Biometeorology; Biometeorology as a Science; Section I: The Physical Environment; Chapter2. Energy and Ecology; The Bas...
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New York, London
Academic Press
1970
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Front Cover; Weather and Life: An Introduction to Biometeorology; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter1. Introduction; The Nature of Biometeorology; The Structure of Biometeorology; Biometeorology as a Science; Section I: The Physical Environment; Chapter2. Energy and Ecology; The Basic Link in an Ecosystem; The Meteorologist's Role; The Biologist's Goal; Energy and Environment; Heat Transfer Processes; Conclusion; Chapter3. Radiation; Spectra; Black Body; Radiation Terminology; Planck's Law; Wien's Law; The Stephan-Boltzmann Law; Kirchhoff's Law Spectra of Principal Atmospheric GasesEnergy Balance of the Earth-Atmosphere System; References; Problems; Chapter4. Environmental Temperature; Temperature versus Heat; ""True Air"" versus ""Test Body"" Temperature; Air Temperature near the Ground: Time Variations; Air Temperature near the Ground : Space Variations; Temperatures near the Ground Surface : Time and Space Variations; Temperature Lapse Rates; Lapse Rates above the Surface; Lapse Rates in the Surface Layers; Some other Aspects of Air Temperature Variation near the Ground; Heat Conduction in Soil : Basic Considerations Heat Conduction in Soil : The Soil Heat-Budget EquationThe Soil-Heat Budget Equation : Case 1; The Soil-Heat Budget Equation: Case 2; The Soil-Heat Budget Equation : Case 3; The Soil-Heat Budget Equation : Case 4; The Soil-Heat Budget Equation : Case 5; The Soil-Heat Budget Equation : Case 6; References; Problems; Chapter5. Environmental Moisture; The Latent Heats of Water; Vapor Pressure; Measures of Atmospheric Moisture; The Temperature-Relative Humidity-Vapor Pressure Diagram; Vapor Pressure Deficit versus Vapor Pressure Gradient; Vapor Movement in the Environment Moisture Lapse Rates above the SurfaceSoil Moisture : Basic Considerations; Soil Moisture : Liquid or Film Flow; Soil Moisture : Vapor Flow; Soil Moisture: Field Conditions; References; Problems; Chapter6. Wind, Advection, and Turbulent Transfer; Macroscale and Mesoscale Winds; Advection; Wind near the Earth's Surface : Turbulence; Wind near the Earth's Surface : Wind Profiles; Wind near the Earth's Surface: Turbulent Transfer; Vertical Flux; References; Problems; Section II: Energy Budgets; Chapter7. The Energy-Budget Concept; The Generalized Energy Budget; Energy-Budget Systems: Type 1 Energy-Budget Systems: Type 2Energy-Budget Systems: Type 3; Energy-Budget Systems: Type 4; Energy-Budget Systems: Concluding Remarks; References; Problems; Chapter8. Energy Budgets of Particular Systems; Importance of System Surfaces and Their Temperatures; Energy-Budget Type 1 : Estimation of Components; Energy-Budget Type 1 : Variability of Components; Energy-Budget Type 1 : Nature and Effects of the Soil Heat Component; Energy-Budget Type 2: Estimation of Components; Energy-Budget Type 2: Variability of Components; Energy-Budget Type 3 : Estimation of Components Energy-Budget Type 3 : Variability of Components |
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| Beschreibung: | XIII, 305 S. 8" |