Atmosphere, weather and climate

Roger G. Barry, Richard J. Chorley

472 pages, parution le 28/08/2003 (8^eme édition)

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Atmosphere, Weather and Climate presents a comprehensive introduction to weather processes and climatic conditions around the world, their observed changes and projected future trends. This updated and expanded eighth edition of Atmosphere, Weather and Climate will prove invaluable to those studying the earth's atmosphere and world climate, whether from environmental and earth sciences, geography, ecology, agriculture, hydrology or related disciplinary perspectives.

L'auteur - Roger G. Barry

Professor of Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder, Director of the World Data Center for Glaciology and a Fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.

L'auteur - Richard J. Chorley

Professor of Geography at the University of Cambridge.

Sommaire

Introduction and History of Meteorology and Climatology
Atmospheric Composition, Mass and Structure
Solar Radiation and the Global Energy Budget
Atmospheric Moisture Budget 4A. The Global Hydrological Cycle
Atmospheric Instability, Cloud Formation and Precipitation Processes
Atmospheric Motion: Principles
Planetary-Scale Motions in the Atmosphere and Ocean
Numerical Models of the General Circulation, Climate and Weather Prediction
Mid-Latitude Synoptic Systems
Weather and Climate in Temperate and High Latitudes
Tropical Weather and Climate
Boundary Layer Climates
Climate Change
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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Routledge
Auteur(s)	Roger G. Barry, Richard J. Chorley
Parution	28/08/2003
Édition	8^eme édition
Nb. de pages	472
Format	19 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1010g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780415271714
ISBN13	978-0-415-27171-4