Antarctic meteorology and climatology
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Antarctic meteorology and climatology
（Cambridge atmospheric and space science series）
Cambridge University Press, 2007, c1997
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 386-404) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book presents a comprehensive survey of the climatology and meteorology of Antarctica. The first section of the book reviews the methods by which we can observe the Antarctic atmosphere and presents a synthesis of climatological measurements. In the second section, the processes which maintain the observed climate are considered, from large-scale atmospheric circulation to small-scale processes. The final section reviews our knowledge of the variability of Antarctic climate and the possible effects of 'greenhouse' warming. Links between the Antarctic atmosphere, other elements of the Antarctic climate system (oceans, sea ice and ice sheets), and the global climate system are stressed throughout. This volume will be of greatest interest to meteorologists and climatologists with a specialist interest in Antarctica, but it will also appeal to researchers in Antarctic glaciology, oceanography and biology. Graduates and undergraduates studying physical geography, and the earth, atmospheric and environmental sciences will find much useful background material in the book.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Observations and instrumentation
- 3. Physical climatology
- 4. The large-scale circulation of the Antarctic atmosphere
- 5. Synoptic-scale weather systems and fronts
- 6. Mesoscale systems and processes
- 7. Climate variability and change
- Appendices
- References
- Index.
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