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The winds; the origins and behavior of atmospheric motion

Title
The winds; the origins and behavior of atmospheric motion [by] George M. Hidy. Published for the Commission on College Physics.
Author
Hidy, George M.
Publication
Princeton, N.J., Van Nostrand [1967]

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Additional Authors
Commission on College Physics.
Description
vi, 174 pages illustrations; 21 cm.
Series Statement
Van Nostrand momentum books
Uniform Title
Van Nostrand momentum books.
Subject
  • Atmospheric circulation
  • Atmospheric circulation
  • Wind
  • Wind
  • Meteorologia
  • Circulation atmosphérique
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 168.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Observing the atmosphere in motion -- 3. The atmosphere at rest -- 4. Forces and motion -- 5. Patterns of larger scale atmospheric motion -- 6. Breezes, bubbles, wakes and waves -- some glimpses of vertical currents -- 7. Eddies -- concentrated, regular vortices -- 8. Eddies -- turbulence.
LCCN
67009182
OCLC
  • ocm00178254
  • 178254
  • SCSB-383602
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library