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Watching the world's weather

Title
Watching the world's weather / William James Burroughs.
Author
Burroughs, William James.
Publication
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1991.

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Description
xi, 196 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm
Summary
At a time of growing concern about the impact of pollution on the global climate, weather satellites will play an increasingly crucial role in monitoring how changes such as the ozone hole and global warming will affect the world's climate. The complexities of the global weather machine on every scale are attractively revealed through spectacular images of satellite photography.
Subject
  • Astronautics in meteorology
  • Meteorological satellites
  • Satellitenmeteorologie
  • Meteorologische Beobachtung
  • Weer
  • Kunstmatige satellieten
  • Meteorologia Com Satelites
  • Satellites artificiels
  • Climatologie
  • Météorologie
  • Satellites météorologiques
  • Astronautique en météorologie
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-192) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- The global weather machine -- The development of satellite meteorology -- Satellite instrumentation -- Data handling -- Interpreting satellite images -- The structure of the atmosphere -- Measuring rainfall -- Measuring the surface of the land -- Measuring the oceans -- Snow and ice -- Better weather forecasting -- Climate change -- The future.
ISBN
  • 0521343429
  • 9780521343428
LCCN
  • 90043348
  • 30448759
OCLC
  • ocm22112046
  • 22112046
  • SCSB-1913530
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library