Antarctic meteorology and climatology / J.C. King and J. Turner.
By: King, J.C.
Contributor(s): Turner, J.
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BookSeries: Cambridge atmospheric and space science series.Publisher: Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, 2007Description: xi, 409 p. : charts, ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780521039840 (pbk).Subject(s): ANTARCTICA
| ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION | CLIMATIC CHANGES | CLIMATOLOGY | HISTORY | MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY | OBSERVATIONS | SOUTHERN OCEAN | SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY | TROPOSPHEREHoldings: GRETA POINT: 551.5(99) ANT Summary: "This book presents a comprehensive survey of the climatology and meteorology of Antarctica. As well as describing the climate which prevails in the Antarctic, the book also considers the processes by which this climate is maintained and explores links between the Antarctic and the global climate system. 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, starting with large-scale atmospheric circulation and moving through synoptic-scale weather systems to mesoscale and small-scale processes. The final section reviews our current knowledge of the variability of the Antarctic climate and considers changes that may occur in Antarctica as a result of 'greenhouse' warming. Throughout the book, the links between the Antarctic atmosphere and other elements of the Antarctic climate system (oceans, sea ice and ice sheets) are stressed and the processes which couple the Antarctic with the global climate system are examined. The instruments and platforms used in Antarctic climate studies are discussed (including automatic stations and international data centres), with special emphasis on the role of remote sensing from satellites and numerical modelling techniques."--Book jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (p.386-404) and index.
"This book presents a comprehensive survey of the climatology and meteorology of Antarctica. As well as describing the climate which prevails in the Antarctic, the book also considers the processes by which this climate is maintained and explores links between the Antarctic and the global climate system. 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, starting with large-scale atmospheric circulation and moving through synoptic-scale weather systems to mesoscale and small-scale processes. The final section reviews our current knowledge of the variability of the Antarctic climate and considers changes that may occur in Antarctica as a result of 'greenhouse' warming. Throughout the book, the links between the Antarctic atmosphere and other elements of the Antarctic climate system (oceans, sea ice and ice sheets) are stressed and the processes which couple the Antarctic with the global climate system are examined. The instruments and platforms used in Antarctic climate studies are discussed (including automatic stations and international data centres), with special emphasis on the role of remote sensing from satellites and numerical modelling techniques."--Book jacket.
GRETA POINT: 551.5(99) ANT
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