The weather and climate of southern Africa / P.D. Tyson and R.A. Preston-Whyte
- Author:
- Tyson, P. D., 1939-
- Published:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2000]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2000
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 396 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Preston-Whyte, R. A.
- Contents:
- Climatology and modern science -- The composition and structure of the atmosphere -- Pressure, temperature and density relationships -- The adiabatic process -- Moisture and precipitation -- The tephigram -- Atmospheric heat transfer -- Horizontal motion and winds -- Vertical motion and cumulus convection -- Large-scale weather-producing processes and systems -- The general circulation of the southern hemisphere -- Atmospheric circulation and weather over Southern Africa -- Ocean-atmosphere interactions -- Boundary-layer phenomena -- The transport of aerosols and trace gases -- Climatic change and variability -- The prediction of future conditions.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 0195718062
- Note:
- "First published 1988 as The atmosphere and weather of southern Africa by R.A. Preston-Whyte and P.D. Tyson"--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [377]-384) and index.
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