Mountain meteorology : fundamentals and applications / C. David Whiteman.

By:

Whiteman, C. David, 1946- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 355 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780198030447
0198030444
9780197561522
0197561527

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mountain meteorology.DDC classification:

551.6914/3 22

LOC classification:

QC993.6 .W48 2000

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Contents:

Part I. Mountain climates -- Part II. An introduction to the atmosphere -- Part III. Mountain winds -- Part IV. Selected applications of mountain meteorology.

Summary: Preface. About the author. Acknowledgments. Part 1. Mountain Climates. 1. Four Factors that Determine Climate. 2. Mountain Climates of North America. Part 2. An Introduction to the Atmosphere. 3. Atmospheric Scales of Motion and Atmospheric Composition. 4. Atmospheric Structure and the Earth's Boundary Layer. 5. Pressure and Winds. 6. Air masses and Fronts. 7. Clouds and Fogs. 8. Precipitation. 9. Weather Maps, Forecasts and Data. Part 3. Mountain Winds. 10. Terrain-Forced Flows. 11. Diurnal Mountain Winds. Part 4. Selected Applications of Mountain Meteorology. 12. Air Pollution Dispersion. 13.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Mountain climates -- Part II. An introduction to the atmosphere -- Part III. Mountain winds -- Part IV. Selected applications of mountain meteorology.

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Preface. About the author. Acknowledgments. Part 1. Mountain Climates. 1. Four Factors that Determine Climate. 2. Mountain Climates of North America. Part 2. An Introduction to the Atmosphere. 3. Atmospheric Scales of Motion and Atmospheric Composition. 4. Atmospheric Structure and the Earth's Boundary Layer. 5. Pressure and Winds. 6. Air masses and Fronts. 7. Clouds and Fogs. 8. Precipitation. 9. Weather Maps, Forecasts and Data. Part 3. Mountain Winds. 10. Terrain-Forced Flows. 11. Diurnal Mountain Winds. Part 4. Selected Applications of Mountain Meteorology. 12. Air Pollution Dispersion. 13.

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