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Fundamentals of weather and climate / Robin McIlveen.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxv, 632 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780199215423
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.5 MCL
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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General Books CUTN Central Library Sciences Non-fiction 551.5 MCL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 33150

Originally published in 1986 as Basic meteorology: a physical outline.

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.






Includes bibliographical references (p. [619]-623) and index.

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.

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