UID:
kobvindex_GFZ116881348
Format:
XIII, 539 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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27 cm
ISBN:
0716702509
Note:
Contents
PREFACE
PART I. THE BASIC TECHNIQUES
CHAPTER I Observing the Weather
Historical Weather Data
Current Weather Data
Reception of Weather Broadcasts
The International Meteorological Observing Network
The International Geophysical Year
The Problem of Gaps in the Observing Network
Climatological Instrumentation
Standard Instruments
Instruments for Special Investigations
Some Unusual Climatic Elements
Chemical Climate
Radio Climate
Surface Elements and Factors of Climate
Derived Elements and Factors of Climate
Notes to Chapter 1
CHAPTER 2 Interpreting the Observations
The Analysis of Meteorological Time-Series
Statistical Analysis of Scalar Quantities
Frequency Analysis
Probability Analysis
The Relationships Between Scalar Quantities
Statistical Analysis of Vector Quantities
Statistical Predictions in Climatology
Cartographic Interpretation of Climatic Data
Aids to Facilitate Climatological Statistical Analysis
Notes to Chapter 2
CHAPTER 3 Climatological Models
Experimental Models of Phenomena of Weather and Climate
Experimental Models of Cloud Formation
Experimental Models of Airflow over Barriers
Experimental Models of the General Circulation of the Atmosphere
Mathematical Models of Phenomena of Weather and Climate
Statistical Models
Numerical Prediction Models
1. Models of Temperature and Precipitation Distributions on Hemispheric or Regional Scales
2. Models of Elements of the Atmospheric Circulation
3. Models of Atmospheric Processes
4. Models of Weather Phenomena
Notes to Chapter 3
PART II. SOME APPLICATIONS OF THE BASIC TECHNIQUES
Radiation Climatology
The Physical Nature of Radiation
Radiation Measurements
Radiation-Measuring Instruments
Standard Radiation-Measuring Instruments
Nonstandard and Experimental Instruments
Indirect Estimation of Radiation from Theory
Mapping the Distribution of Radiation
The Climatology of Radiation Balance
Fluctuations in Solar Radiation and Their Climatic Significance
Notes to Chapter 4
CHAPTER 5 Temperature
Types of Thermometer
Errors in Temperature Measurement
The Physical Picture of Temperature
The Geographical Pattern of Temperature
The Statistical Pattern of Temperature
The Historical Pattern of Temperature
Notes to Chapter 5
CHAPTER 6 Clouds and Climate
The Study of Individual Clouds
The Study of the State of the Whole Sky
Synoptic Cloud Reporting
Cloud Photography
The Climatological Importance of Cloud Physics
Notes to Chapter 6
CHAPTER 7 Visual Climate and Optical Climatology
The Theory of Visibility
Climatological Representation of Visibility Observations
Some Visual-Range Phenomena
Sky and Landscape Colors and Atmospheric Optical Effects
Notes to Chapter 7
PART III. GEOGRAPHICAL CLIMATOLOGY
CHAPTER 8 Geographical Climatology
World Studies of Actual Climates
Regional Studies of Actual Climates
Methodological Studies in Geographical Climatology
Applied Climatology
Notes to Chapter 8
POSTCRIPT
APPENDIXES
ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
FURTHER READINGS
INDEXES
Language:
English
Keywords:
Lehrbuch
URL:
http://scans.hebis.de/09/45/04/09450449_toc.pdf
