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Descriptive meteorology

Title
Descriptive meteorology [by] Hurd C. Willett [and] Frederick Sanders.
Author
Willett, Hurd C. (Hurd Curtis), 1903-1992.
Publication
New York, Academic Press, 1959.

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Additional Authors
Sanders, Frederick, 1923-
Description
355 pages illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Meteorology
  • Meteorological Concepts
  • meteorology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The composition and the vertical extent of the atmosphere -- Adiabatic processes and the vertical stability of the atmosphere -- The heat balance of the atmosphere and the explanation of the observed temperature distribution -- Evaporation and condensation in the atmosphere -- Wind velocity in the atmosphere -- The general circulation of the atmosphere -- The secondary circulations of the thermal type -- The secondary circulations of the dynamic type -- The tertiary circulations -- Weather forecasting and weather modification.
LCCN
58012794
OCLC
  • ocm00271190
  • 271190
  • SCSB-9214989
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library