Fundamentals of weather and climate /
McIlveen, J. F. R.
Fundamentals of weather and climate / Robin McIlveen. - 2nd ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xxv, 632 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Originally published in 1986 as Basic meteorology: a physical outline.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [619]-623) and index.
Observations --
The constitution of the atmosphere --
The state of the atmosphere --
Atmospheric thermodynamics --
Cloud and precipitation --
Atmospheric dynamics --
Radiation convection and advection --
The atmospheric engine --
Surface and boundary layer --
Smaller-scale weather systems --
Large-scale weather systems in mid-latitudes --
Large-scale weather systems in low latitudes --
Climate and climate change.
Fundamentals of Weather and Climate offers an engaging and insightful treatment of the behaviour of the lower atmosphere, and takes a quantitative approach to describing the mechanisms underlying this behaviour.
9780199215423
Meteorology.
Atmospheric physics.
551.5 / MCL
Fundamentals of weather and climate / Robin McIlveen. - 2nd ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xxv, 632 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Originally published in 1986 as Basic meteorology: a physical outline.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [619]-623) and index.
Observations --
The constitution of the atmosphere --
The state of the atmosphere --
Atmospheric thermodynamics --
Cloud and precipitation --
Atmospheric dynamics --
Radiation convection and advection --
The atmospheric engine --
Surface and boundary layer --
Smaller-scale weather systems --
Large-scale weather systems in mid-latitudes --
Large-scale weather systems in low latitudes --
Climate and climate change.
Fundamentals of Weather and Climate offers an engaging and insightful treatment of the behaviour of the lower atmosphere, and takes a quantitative approach to describing the mechanisms underlying this behaviour.
9780199215423
Meteorology.
Atmospheric physics.
551.5 / MCL