Meteorology and climatology Books
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Climate Forcing of Geological Hazards
Book SynopsisClimate Forcing of Geological Hazards provides a valuable new insight into how climate change is able to influence, modulate and trigger geological and geomorphological phenomena, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and landslides; ultimately increasing the risk of natural hazards in a warmer world.Trade Review"Overall, this publication should be on the bookshelf of geologists, physical geographers, hydrologists, ecologists, environmental scientists, politicians, and anyone interested or involved in climate change. The wealth of concise information makes it an excellent reference for teaching the interdisciplinary aspects of environmental science and climate change." (Int. J. Environment and Pollution, 1 October 2013) “Further, this book convincingly demonstrates the need for greater inclusion of the geoscience research community in discussions on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction planning.” (Geological Journal, 25 February 2014) “I heartily recommend this book. We all have a stake in surviving climate change.” (International Journal of Environmental Studies, 20July 2013) "There is useful and interesting material in the book, very much worthy of attention…” (Geology Today, 1 May 2013)Table of ContentsList of Contributors Foreword Bill McGuire and Mark Maslin Chapter 1: Hazardous responses of the solid Earth to a changing climate Bill McGuire Chapter 2: Future climate changes in the context of geological and geomorphological hazards Felicity Liggins, Richard Betts and Bill McGuire Chapter 3: Climate change and collapsing volcanoes: evidence from Mount Etna, Sicily Kim Deeming, Bill McGuire and Paul Harrop Chapter 4: Melting ice and volcanic hazards in the twenty-first century Hugh Tuffen Chapter 5: Multiple effects of ice load changes and associated stress change on magmatic systems Freysteinn Sigmundsson and others Chapter 6: Response of faults to climate-driven changes in ice and water volumes at the surface of the Earth Andrea Hampel, Ralf Hetzel and Georgios Maniatis Chapter 7: Does the El-Niño – Southern Oscillation and influence earthquake activity in the eastern tropical Pacific? Serge Guillas, Simon Day and Bill McGuire Chapter 8: Submarine landslides and tsunamis in a changing climate Dave Tappin Chapter 9: Heat waves and slope stability in high mountain terrain Christian Huggel and others Chapter 10: Impacts of recent and future climate change on natural hazards in the European Alps Jasper Knight, Margreth Keiler and Stephan Harrison Chapter 11: Assessing the past and future stability of global gas hydrate reservoirs Mark Maslin, Matthew Owen, Richard Betts, Simon Day, Tom Dunkley Jones and Andrew Ridgwell Chapter 12: Methane hydrate instability: a view from the Palaeogene Tom Dunkley Jones, Andrew Ridgwell, D. J. Lunt, Mark Maslin, D. N. Schmidt and Paul Valdez Index
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The University of Michigan Press Category 5
Book SynopsisLate in the day of August 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille slammed into the Mississippi coast near Biloxi with a force of near-biblical proportions. This is the story of Camille, the violent hurricane, and of the lessons that remain to be learned about human failing in the face of nature's fury.
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Johns Hopkins University Press Atmospheric Science at NASA A History New Series
Book SynopsisAtmospheric Science at NASA critically examines this politically controversial science, dissecting the often convoluted roles, motives, and relationships of the various institutional actors involved-among them NASA, congressional appropriation committees, government weather and climate bureaus, and the military.Trade ReviewComprehensive history... recommended. Choice As one of the latest books in the New Series in NASA History, Conway's project introduces a new aspect of space science that will be of interest to scholars of this field. -- Kristine C. Harper American Historical Review Excellent. -- Roger D. Launius QuestTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. Establishing the Meteorology Program2. Developing Satellite Meteorology3. Constructing a Global Meteorology4. Planetary Atmospheres5. NASA Atmospheric Research in Transition6. Atmospheric Chemistry7. The Quest for a Climate Observing System8. Missions to Planet Earth: Architectural Warfare9. Atmospheric Science in the Mission to Planet EarthConclusionEpilogueNotesIndex
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Utah State University Press Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth Weather
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Picture Window Books El Aire Afuera Adentro Y En Todos Lados Ciencia
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Picture Window Books El Ojo de la Tormenta Un Libro Sobre Huracanes
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Natural Climate Variability and Global Warming
Book SynopsisAddresses the natural variability of the climate system in the context of global warming Contributes substantially to the ongoing discussion on global warming Integrates state of the art research and brings together modeling and data communities in a balanced way Considers questions of climate change on different time-scales.Trade Review"Volumes such as this provide the historical contexts and broad overviews needed to advance climate change biology toward broader conceptual developments and synthetic methodologies for understanding and predicting climate change effects, as well as developing effective adaptation and mitigation strategies." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1 December 2010) "This is an important book for understanding climate changes in a longer perspective." (Geologos, 2010) "This book brings together some of the most prolific names in their field to create a sound and interesting look into this area." (The Environmentalist, November 2009) "It highlights the need to improve not only our understanding of the physical system through time but also our knowledge of human influence on the climate system and vice versa." (Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, April 2009) "Although aimed at 'researchers and advanced students', this layman found the book perfectly accessible." (Geoscientist, August 2009) "The rapid climate change that seems to be occurring world-wide make this volume both timely and instructive, concentrating as it does on the Holocene period.... An essential addition for an meteorological library." (The International Journal of Meteorology, April 2009) "The Holocene, the interval covered by the last 12,000 years, represents a largely nonglacial period in Earth's climatic evolution. This book synthesizes the climate history of this interval and investigates the role of natural climate variability in explaining current global warming. The volume contains ten chapters written by experts in various aspects of past climate change. Chapter 1 provides a short introduction and outlines the objectives/contents of subsequent chapters. The next chapter, the longest (51 pages), considers the progress, paradigms, and problems in Holocene climate research. Chapter 3 addresses the fundamental question of the human role in the changing climate of the Holocene while acknowledging that climate change itself has strongly impacted the history of civilizations. Our ability to predict future climate depends on our ability to reconstruct and model what has already happened; chapter 4 explores this vital issue. Subsequent chapters examine some relevant intervals including the so-called Holocene thermal optimum, and evaluate and model what natural processes might have contributed to observed climate histories. The final chapters assess rapid land-cover change and analyze future climate change within the perspective of the last 12,000 years. Includes chapter references, an eight-page index, and a three-page summary of abbreviations and dating conventions. Summing Up: Recommended." Graduate students, researchers, faculty, professional audiences. -- J. T. Andrews, University of Colorado at Boulder (Choice, February 2009)Table of ContentsContributors. Abbreviations. 1. Holocene climate variability and global warming (Richard W. Battarbee). 2. Holocene climate research – progress, paradigms, and problems (H. John B. Birks). 3. The role of people in the Holocene (Frank Oldfield). 4. Modelling the climate of the Holocene (Michel Crucifix). 5. The early to mid-Holocene thermal optimum in the North Atlantic (Eystein Jansen, Carin Andersson, Matthias Moros, Kerim H. Nisancioglu, Birgitte F. Nyland, and Richard J. Telford). 6. Holocene climate change and the evidence for solar and other forcings (Juerg Beer and Bas van Geel). 7. Climate of the past millennium: combining proxy data and model simulations (Hugues Goosse, Michael E. Mann, and Hans Renssen). 8. Latitudinal linkages in late-Holocene moisture-balance variation (Dirk Verschuren and Dan J. Charman). 9. Holocene rapid land-cover changes – evidence and theory (Martin Claussen). 10. Holocene perspectives on future climate change (Ray Bradley). Index.
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Barcharts, Inc Meteorology
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Penguin Books Ltd The Weather Detective: Rediscovering Nature's
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Basic Books The Primacy of Doubt: From Quantum Physics to
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PublicAffairs Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth's Past
Book SynopsisIn this sweeping work of science and history, the renowned climate scientist and author of The New Climate War shows us the conditions on Earth that allowed humans not only to exist but thrive, and how they are imperiled if we veer off course. For the vast majority of its 4.54 billion years, Earth has proven it can manage just fine without human beings. Then came the first proto-humans, who emerged just a little more than 2 million years ago—a fleeting moment in geological time. What is it that made this benevolent moment of ours possible? Ironically, it’s the very same thing that now threatens us—climate change. The drying of the tropics during the Pleistocene period created a niche for early hominids, who could hunt prey as forests gave way to savannahs in the African tropics. The sudden cooling episode known as the “Younger Dryas” 13,000 years ago, which occurred just as Earth was thawing out of the last Ice Age, spurred the development of agriculture in the fertile crescent. The “Little Ice Age” cooling of the 16th-19th centuries led to famines and pestilence for much of Europe, yet it was a boon for the Dutch, who were able to take advantage of stronger winds to shorten their ocean voyages. The conditions that allowed humans to live on this earth are fragile, incredibly so. Climate variability has at times created new niches that humans or their ancestors could potentially exploit, and challenges that at times have spurred innovation. But there’s a relatively narrow envelope of climate variability within which human civilization remains viable. And our survival depends on conditions remaining within that range. In this book, renowned climate scientist Michael Mann will arm readers with the knowledge necessary to appreciate the gravity of the unfolding climate crisis, while emboldening them—and others--to act before it truly does become too late.
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PublicAffairs The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our
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Chicago Review Press Weather Projects for Young Scientists:
Book SynopsisFrom the everyday phenomena of wind and clouds to the awesome, destructive power of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes, children can explore weather in detail with this fascinating science activity book. Throughout the text instructions for building weather-measuring tools—barometers, psychrometers, anemometers, wind vanes, rain gauges, and thermometers—allow the reader to assemble them into a working weather station. More than 40 weather projects are included, such as building a model of the water cycle, creating a tornado in a bottle, calculating dew point, and reading a weather map. Most of the experiments also include ideas for expanding them into full-fledged science fair projects. Weather-related environmental issues are also addressed, such as global climate change, ozone depletion, and acid rain, as well as profiles of scientists working in the field of meteorology.Trade Review"Students seeking weather-related project ideas will find this volume indespensible." --School Library Journal"A useful addition to the earth-science section." -- Kirkus Reviews"Both fun and informative." -- The ParentGuide"Presents difficult concepts in a very concrete, basic manner." -- Book Review Digest"A great book to get young people interested in weather and meteorology." -- The AdvocateTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I: The Air Around Us; Part II: Sun and Seasons; Part III: Clouds and Rain; Part IV: Wind; Part V: Weather Watching and Forecasting; Glossary; Index.
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Temple University Press,U.S. Philadelphia Area Weather Book
Book SynopsisThe Philadelphia Area Weather Book answers all of our questions about the region's weather and climate, from the Poconos and Philadelphia to southern New Jersey and the Jersey Shore to Delaware. The snowiest winter? The hottest summer? The strongest tornado? Signs of global warming? Why can't computers give reliable two-week forecasts? The answers are all here in this new paperback.Offering a little-known history of the region's pivotal role in the development of weather science as far back as colonial times, The Philadelphia Area Weather Book gives a lively account of what forecasters actually do on a daily basis.Features include: * "Stories from the Trenches": inside stories of forecasting the big storms; a look back with Philadelphia's television pioneers Wally Kinnan, Dr. Francis Davis, and Herb Clarke; and a glimpse at the possibilities for the future climate of our area *More than 150 illustrations (including 60 photographs, 54 maps, dozens of diagrams, and a 16-page color section): ranging from the first photographic image of lightning to local residents' photos of the Blizzard of '96 and Hurricane Floyd; from the dynamics of air masses to eroding shore lines and global warming trends * Weather tables: statistics for every day of the year, monthly averages as well as temperature and precipitation extremes for Philadelphia, Wilmington, Allentown, and Atlantic City * Lists of web resources organized by topic so that readers can follow current weather events using the same sites as the experts do.Trade Review"When it comes to Philadelphia weather, Jon Nese and Glenn 'Hurricane' Schwartz know what's going on. Now, you can get the best of their knowledge about your weather in a clear, concise, fun book."—Al Roker, NBC's Today Show"Jon Nese and Glenn Schwartz have put together extensive information regarding weather in the Philadelphia area. Rather than just compiling a book of statistics, they have crafted a fascinating book full of stories going far beyond the seasonal variations in the local weather. Their book is sure to be of interest to Philadelphia residents and will serve as an invaluable source of reference material for teachers, the media, emergency managers, and others with an interest in the history of meteorology."—Dr. Greg Forbes, Severe Weather Expert, The Weather Channel"It offers readers insight into the region's seasonal, and quite changeable, weather conditions, the history of weather observation in the area and a slew of fun facts."—Bucks County Courier Times"That synergy between science and entertainment is evident throughout the book. Structured with the rich details of a meteorology primer and the thumbnail sketches of an almanac, this compulsively readable volume also functions as a cultural history of the forecasters and storms embedded in our memories."—Mayfair News"...an outstanding job describing and explaining, in layman's terms, the wide variety of weather phenomenon that affect the city of Philadelphia and its environs."—The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, November 2004"[A] great reference tool for any weather-crazed Philadelphian."—The Philadelphia Evening BulletinTable of ContentsForeword – Edward G. RendellPrefaceAcknowledgments1. History of Weather Science and Observing in the Philadelphia AreaObservations: It all Starts Here • The Modern National Weather Service2. Basics of Weather and Weather ForecastingFrom Folklore to Fundamentals • Basic Building Blocks of Weather and Climate • General Climate Features of the Philadelphia Area • Weather Forecasting3. Winter: December–January–FebruaryTough Forecasting on the Edge • Winter Cold • Winter Snow • Historical Winters4. Spring: March–April–MayFrom Winter to Spring • Nor'easters • Thunderstorms • Tornadoes • River Flooding • Looking Ahead: glimpses of Summer in Spring5. Summer: June–July–AugustHeat and Humidity • Summer Precipitation: Drenching Ran and Drought • Air Pollution • The Shore6. Autumn: September–October–NovemberAutumn: Season of Stability • Hurricanes: The Greatest Storms on Earth • Hurricane Dangers • Hurricane Forecasting • Philadelphia and Coastal Vulnerability • Historical Delaware Valley and Shore Hurricanes • A Philadelphia-area Nightmare Hurricane Scenario • Looking Ahead: Signs of What Is to Come7. Philadelphia's Future ClimateFuture Climate: Months and Season; Future Climate: Years and Decades (and Longer)EpilogueAppendix A: Philadelphia Daily and Monthly Climate DataAppendix B: Climate Data for Wilmington, Delaware; Allentown, Pennsylvania; and Atlantic City, New JerseyNotesBibliographyAdditional Web ResourcesList of IllustrationsList of TablesIndex
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Temple University Press,U.S. Philadelphia Area Weather Book
Book SynopsisThe Philadelphia Area Weather Book answers all of our questions about the region's weather and climate, from the Poconos and Philadelphia to southern New Jersey and the Jersey Shore to Delaware. The snowiest winter? The hottest summer? The strongest tornado? Signs of global warming? Why can't computers give reliable two-week forecasts? The answers are all here in this new paperback. Offering a little-known history of the region's pivotal role in the development of weather science as far back as colonial times, The Philadelphia Area Weather Book gives a lively account of what forecasters actually do on a daily basis. Features include: * \u0022Stories from the Trenches\u0022: inside stories of forecasting the big storms; a look back with Philadelphia's television pioneers Wally Kinnan, Dr. Francis Davis, and Herb Clarke; and a glimpse at the possibilities for the future climate of our area * More than 150 illustrations (including 60 photographs, 54 maps, dozens of diagrams, and a 16-page color section): ranging from the first photographic image of lightning to local residents' photos of the Blizzard of '96 and Hurricane Floyd; from the dynamics of air masses to eroding shore lines and global warming trends * Weather tables: statistics for every day of the year, monthly averages as well as temperature and precipitation extremes for Philadelphia, Wilmington, Allentown, and Atlantic City * Lists of web resources organized by topic so that readers can follow current weather events using the same sites as the experts do.Trade Review"When it comes to Philadelphia weather, Jon Nese and Glenn 'Hurricane' Schwartz know what's going on. Now, you can get the best of their knowledge about your weather in a clear, concise, fun book."-Al Roker, NBC's Today Show "Jon Nese and Glenn Schwartz have put together extensive information regarding weather in the Philadelphia area. Rather than just compiling a book of statistics, they have crafted a fascinating book full of stories going far beyond the seasonal variations in the local weather. Their book is sure to be of interest to Philadelphia residents and will serve as an invaluable source of reference material for teachers, the media, emergency managers, and others with an interest in the history of meteorology."-Dr. Greg Forbes, Severe Weather Expert, The Weather Channel "It offers readers insight into the region's seasonal, and quite changeable, weather conditions, the history of weather observation in the area and a slew of fun facts."-Bucks County Courier Times "That synergy between science and entertainment is evident throughout the book. Structured with the rich details of a meteorology primer and the thumbnail sketches of an almanac, this compulsively readable volume also functions as a cultural history of the forecasters and storms embedded in our memories."-Mayfair News "...an outstanding job describing and explaining, in layman's terms, the wide variety of weather phenomenon that affect the city of Philadelphia and its environs."-The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, November 2004 "[A] great reference tool for any weather-crazed Philadelphian."-The Philadelphia Evening BulletinTable of ContentsForeword - Edward G. RendellPrefaceAcknowledgments1. History of Weather Science and Observing in the Philadelphia AreaObservations: It all Starts Here * The Modern National Weather Service2. Basics of Weather and Weather ForecastingFrom Folklore to Fundamentals * Basic Building Blocks of Weather and Climate * General Climate Features of the Philadelphia Area * Weather Forecasting3. Winter: December-January-FebruaryTough Forecasting on the Edge * Winter Cold * Winter Snow * Historical Winters4. Spring: March-April-MayFrom Winter to Spring * Nor'easters * Thunderstorms * Tornadoes * River Flooding * Looking Ahead: glimpses of Summer in Spring5. Summer: June-July-AugustHeat and Humidity * Summer Precipitation: Drenching Ran and Drought * Air Pollution * The Shore6. Autumn: September-October-NovemberAutumn: Season of Stability * Hurricanes: The Greatest Storms on Earth * Hurricane Dangers * Hurricane Forecasting * Philadelphia and Coastal Vulnerability * Historical Delaware Valley and Shore Hurricanes * A Philadelphia-area Nightmare Hurricane Scenario * Looking Ahead: Signs of What Is to Come7. Philadelphia's Future ClimateFuture Climate: Months and Season; Future Climate: Years and Decades (and Longer)EpilogueAppendix A: Philadelphia Daily and Monthly Climate DataAppendix B: Climate Data for Wilmington, Delaware; Allentown, Pennsylvania; and Atlantic City, New JerseyNotesBibliographyAdditional Web ResourcesList of IllustrationsList of TablesIndex
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University of Alaska Press Climate of Alaska
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Experiment This Is Climate Change: A Visual Guide to the
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Amicus Ink Hurricanes
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Amicus Ink Tornadoes
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Texas Tech Press,U.S. Bad Smoke, Good Smoke: A Texas Rancher's View of
Book SynopsisFrom his home on the Texas Panhandle, John R. Erickson, rancher and author of the bestselling Hank the Cowdog series, saw firsthand the raw power of two megafires that swept across the high plains in 2006 and 2017. "These were landmark events that are etched onto the memory of an entire generation and will be passed down to the next. They made the old-time methods of fighting fire with shovels, wet gunny sacks, and ranch spray rigs a pathetic joke."Yet Bad Smoke, Good Smoke, while relating a tale of gut-wrenching destruction, also provides a more nuanced view of what is often a natural event, giving the two-sided story of our relationship with fire. Not just a first-hand account, Bad Smoke, Good Smoke also synthesizes and explains the latest research in range management, climate, and fire. Having experienced the bad smoke, Erickson tries to understand a rancher's relationship to good smoke and to reconcile the symbiotic relationship that a rancher has with fire.Evocatively chronicled, Erickson tells what it is like trying to stop the unstoppable: Bad Smoke, Good Smoke gives voice to the particular pains that ranchers must face in our era of climate change and ever more powerful natural disasters.
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Reaktion Books The Waterless Sea: A Curious History of Mirages
Book SynopsisMirages have long astonished travellers and beguiled thirsty desert voyagers. Chinese and Japanese poetry and images depicted mirages as the exhalations of clam-monsters. Indian sources related them to the `thirst of gazelles', a metaphor for the futility of desire. From the late eighteenth century to the present, mirages became a symbol of `Oriental despotism', a malign, but also enchanted, emblem. But the mirage motif is rarely simply condemnatory. More commonly it conveys a sense of escape, of fascination, of a desire to be deceived. The Waterless Sea is the first book devoted to the theories and history of mirages. Christopher Pinney navigates a sinuous pathway through a mysterious and evanescent terrain, showing how mirages have impacted politics, culture, science, and religion, and how we can continue to learn from their sublimity.Trade Review`This is both a study of the mirage as a subject of scholarship and a profound meditation on its paradoxical form as a true illusion . . . Itself written as if in the style of a mirage, this is a beautifully conceived work that philosophises the visible.'- Faisal Devji, University of Oxford; `An extraordinary tour of the union of refraction and the imagination.'- Jonathan Lamb, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; "Pinney's erudite and highly readable account of the mirage is a scintillating journey through more than just an ephemeral intangibility. It is a substantial history of the sublime as it is refracted on the surface of what remains enchanted, mysterious and strange.'- Omar W. Nasim, University of Regensburg
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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Geographical Information and Climatology
Book SynopsisThis book includes two parts. The first part is more theoretical and general, and it covers fundamental principles : geospatial climate data measurement ; spatial analysis, mapping and climate ; geographical information, remote sensing and climatology ; and geographical information for initialisation of forecasting and climate models. The second part describes geographical information used in various climate applications of importance today, related to risk : urban climate ; air pollution ; hydrological problems linked to climatology ; forest fires.Table of ContentsPreface vii Chapter 1. Basics of Climatological and Meteorological Observations for GIS Applications 1 Wolfgang SCHOENER 1.1. Data measurements and observations in climatology 2 1.2. Data quality control and data homogenization in climatology 12 1.3. Metadata: documenting quality and usability 20 1.4. Future perspectives 25 1.5. Bibliography 26 Chapter 2. Spatial Analysis, Cartography and Climate 29 Daniel JOLY 2.1. Introduction 29 2.2. Geographic information necessary for interpolation 32 2.3. The main interpolation methods 36 2.4. Geographic information used in statistical interpolations: advantages and disadvantages 42 2.5. Conclusion 67 2.6. Bibliography 69 Chapter 3. Geographical Information, Remote Sensing and Climatology 73 Vincent DUBREUIL 3.1. Introduction 73 3.2. The development phases of meteorological satellites 74 3.3. Examples of how geostationary data are used in Brazil 85 3.4. Examples of NOAA-AVHRR data used in Western France 92 3.5. Conclusion 99 3.6. Acknowledgements 100 3.7. Bibliography 100 Chapter 4. Geographical Information for the Initialization of Numerical Weather Forecast Models and Climate Modeling 103 Pierre BESSEMOULIN 4.1. Introduction 103 4.2. Brief description of the climate system 103 4.3. Brief overview of numerical weather forecast models 107 4.4. Role and description of the Earth’s surface 111 4.5. Description of surface parameters used in a forecast model 119 4.6. Bibliography 123 Chapter 5. Assessing and Modeling the Urban Climate in Lisbon 125 Maria João ALCOFORADO 5.1. Introduction 125 5.2. Historical evolution of urban climate studies 126 5.3. Spatial scales 127 5.4. Climatic modifications induced by settlements 128 5.5. Urban climate monitoring methods 130 5.6. Modeling 134 5.7. Modeling Lisbon’s urban climate at the mesoscale 135 5.8. Modeling Lisbon’s urban climate at the microscale (Telheiras city-district) 144 5.9. Conclusion 152 5.10. Acknowledgements 153 5.11. Bibliography 154 Chapter 6. Geographical Information, Climate and Atmospheric Pollution 159 Isabelle ROUSSEL 6.1. Introduction 159 6.2. Peak pollution periods and alerts: pollution and climate paroxysm 161 6.3. LAURE and territory age 171 6.4. The geography of science and action 180 6.5. Conclusion 190 6.6. Bibliography 191 Chapter 7. Geographical Information and Climatology for Hydrology 195 Jean-Pierre LABORDE 7.1. Hydrological problems of today’s society 195 7.2. Pluviometry: a spatially continuous piece of geographical information 200 7.3. The problems associated with recording rainfall and average spatial rainfall 218 7.4. Conclusion 228 7.5. Bibliography 229 Chapter 8. Geographical Information, Climatology and Forest Fires 233 Pierre CARREGA 8.1. Forest fires: associated risks and individual components 233 8.2. The influence that different climate and weather factors have on forest fires: the indexes 238 8.3. Using geographic information to work out the meteorological risks associated with forest fires 246 8.4. Conclusion List of Authors 271 Index 273
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American Meteorological Society The Representation of Cumulus Convection in
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American Meteorological Society Mesoscale Modeling of the Atmosphere
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American Meteorological Society Stochastic Lagrangian Models of Turbulent
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American Meteorological Society Severe Convective Storms
Book SynopsisThis volume is a collection of 13 review papers by a distinguished group of scientists, providing a summary of the current scientific understanding of convective storms and the weather they produce, as well as showing how that understanding works in forecasting practice. It is loaded with outstanding color illustrations.
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American Meteorological Society Cloud Systems, Hurricanes, and the Tropical Rain
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American Meteorological Society Radar and Atmospheric Science – A Collection of
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American Meteorological Society A Half Century of Progress in Meteorology – A
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American Meteorological Society Railroads and Weather – From Fogs to Floods and
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American Meteorological Society The Papers of Guy Stewart Callendar, Digital
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American Meteorological Society The Forgiving Air – Understanding Environmental
Book SynopsisNearly seven billion people are collectively such a potent force that their influence on the global environment has begun to rival that of Mother Nature. Scientist Richard C. J. Somerville is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, and one of the authors of the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in equal shares to the IPCC and Al Gore for bringing the science behind global change to the world. In The Forgiving Air, Somerville weaves those critical findings into a more accessible story, making the most important issues of our time understandable to all.
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American Meteorological Society Weather on the Air – A History of Broadcast
Book SynopsisFrom low humor to high drama, TV weather reporting over the decades has encompassed an enormous range of styles and approaches, triggering chuckles, infuriating the masses, and at times even saving lives. In "Weather on the Air", meteorologist and science journalist Robert Henson covers it all - the people, technology, science, and show business that combine to deliver the weather to the public each day. The first comprehensive history of its kind, "Weather on the Air" explores the many forces that have shaped weather broadcasts over the, years, including the long-term drive to professionalize weathercasting, the complex relations between government and private forecasters, and the effects of climate-change science and the Internet on today's broadcasts. Dozens of photos and anecdotes accompany Henson's more than two decades of research to document the evolution of weathercasts, from their primitive beginnings on the radio to the high-gloss, graphics-laden segments we watch on television every morning. This engaging study will be an invaluable tool for students of broadcast meteorology and mass communication and an entertaining read for anyone fascinated by the public face of weather.
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American Meteorological Society Living on the Real World – How Thinking and
Book SynopsisEvery day meteorologists sift through a deluge of information to make predictions that help us navigate our daily lives. Instead of being overwhelmed by the data and possibilities, they focus on small bits of information while using frequent collaboration to make decisions. With climate change a reality, William H. Hooke suggests we look to meteorologists as a model for how we can solve the twenty-first century's most urgent environmental problems. Living on the Real World explains why we should be approaching environmental issues collaboratively, each taking on a challenging aspect and finding solutions to small parts of the larger problem. It outlines current crises brought about by climate change and extreme weather, including effects on food, water, and energy, and then explores the ways we can tackle these problems together. Blending science with a philosophical approach, Hooke offers a clear-eyed analysis as well as an inspiring call to action. Everyone from scientists to politicians, educators to journalists, and businesses large and small, can - and must-participate in order to save the planet for generations to come.
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American Meteorological Society Hurricane Pioneer – Memoirs of Bob Simpson
Book SynopsisIn 1947, Robert H. Simpson lifted off in a specially equipped plane, flying directly into the path of a storm that would send most people running for cover. For more than four hours he observed Typhoon Martha from its eerily calm eye, later describing it in Scientific American as "a coliseum of clouds whose walls on one side rose vertically and on the other were banked like the galleries in a great opera house." For Simpson this was just one of his many pioneering explorations of hurricanes and extreme storms. Over his decades-long career his research led to great leaps in our understanding of tropical meteorology and our approach to hurricane safety. He was the first director of the National Hurricane Research Project and a director of the National Hurricane Center, though he may be best known as co-creator of the widely used Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, familiar to anyone who has heard a reporter use the words "category five." Simpson's memoirs take readers from his experience with the Mississippi Flood of 1927 to his travels to study weather across the globe. Along the way he crosses paths with other weather greats, including his trailblazing wife, meteorologist Joanne Simpson. Hurricane Pioneer is a riveting firsthand account of a revolutionary time in meteorology.
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For Beginners Climate Change for Beginners
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American Meteorological Society Climate in the Age of Empire – Weather Observers
Book SynopsisThough efforts to understand human-caused climate change have intensified in recent decades, weather observers have been paying close attention to changes in climate for centuries. This book offers a close look at that work as it was practiced in Canada since colonial times. Victoria C. Slonosky shows how weather observers throughout Canada who had been trained in the scientific tradition inherited from their European forebears built a scientific community and amassed a remarkable body of detailed knowledge about Canada’s climate and its fluctuations, all rooted in firsthand observation. Covering work by early French and British observers, the book presents excerpts from weather diaries and other records that, more than the climate itself, reveal colonial attitudes toward it.
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Austrian Academy of Sciences Press Weinbau Und Klimawandel: Erste Analysen Aus
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V&R Unipress Extrema 2019: Aktueller Wissensstand Zu
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Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities Fragility
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Hong Kong University Press Early China Coast Meteorology – The Role of Hong
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