Tropical Meteorology in Africa : proceedings of the symposium jointly sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization and the Munitalp Foundation. Edited by D. J. Bargman.
Nairobi, Munitalp Foundation, 1960Description: xv, 446 p. illus., charts. 25 cmContent type:- text
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- QC857.T7 T7
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Preface dated 1962.
Symposium held in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 1-17, 1959.
Includes bibliographical references.
Problems of synoptic meteorology in the tropics / A.G. Forsdyke -- Synoptic analysis in the tropics: the general problem / N.E. La Seur -- Synoptic models of the tropics / A.G. Forsdyke -- Methods of tropical synoptic analysis / N.E. La Seur -- Tropical synoptic techniques / A.G. Forsdyke -- Tropical synoptic models / N.E. La Seur -- Forecasting research in East Africa / D.H. Johnson and H.T. Morth -- Seasonal changes in the circulation over the sub-tropical zones and some examples of persistent flow patterns / D.O. Triegaardt -- Note on humidity and rainfall / N.P. Sellick -- Forecasting divergence as a tool to forecast thunderstorms in the Sudan / E. Kruger -- Generalized gradient wind equations and contour analysis in the tropics / E. Kruger -- A method of analysing, on a regional scale, the stability of the lower troposphere / J.D. Torrance -- Some streamlines and contours over the equator / J. Cocheme -- Some remarks on the horizontal movements near the equator / N. Vander Elst -- Multiple tropopause above the equatorial pacific / H. Flohn -- Some remarks on long range forecasting in tropical and subtropical regions / H. Flohn -- Equatorial westerlies over Africa, their extension and significance / H. Flohn -- Climate, weather and time within the tropics / J.B. de Portugal -- Climatic fluctuations and their physical causes, especially in the tropics / H. Flohn -- Bioclimatology and the meteorological services / J.F. Griffiths -- Evapotranspiration et ecoulement en zone tropicale influence de la permeabilite des sols / L.J. Tison -- The energy balance of tropical land surfaces / H.C. Pereira and J.S.G. McCulloch -- Aspects hydrometeorologiques des forets equatoriales et tropicales / L.J. Tison -- Considerations sur l'ecoulement de regions lacustres avec applications a cetains bassins de l'afrique centrale / L.J. Tison -- The application of weather radar to hydrological problems / Vaughn D. Rockney -- The agricultural uses of meteorological data / E.W. Russell -- Cotton crop potential and rainfall expectation in Uganda / H.L. Manning -- Applications of synoptic meteorology to problems of locust control : some recent findings / R.C. Rainey -- The work of the WMO technical assistance mission for desert locust control / C.I.H. Aspliden -- The possibilities for utilization of wind power in tropical Africa / E.W. Golding -- Les campagnes de pluie artificielle du nord-cameroun / R. Du Chaxel.