Extreme Weather and Climate.
Belmont, CA : Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, 2009Edition: 1st editionDescription: xvii, 508 p. ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780495118572
- 0495118575
- Extreme weather & climate
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NCAR Library Foothills Lab | QC981.8 .C53 .A3 2011 | 1 | Available | 50583010334591 |
Includes index.
The turbulent atmosphere -- Energy that drives the storms -- Temperature and humidity extremes -- Condensation in the atmosphere -- Clouds and stability -- Precipitation extremes -- Atmospheric motions -- Wind systems -- Air masses and fronts -- Mid-latitude cyclonic storms -- Thunderstorms -- Tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- Weather forecasting -- The earth's changing climate.
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