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Atmosphere, Weather and Climateby Roger Barry; Richard Chorley
Routledge 1998; US$ 59.95This 7th edition retains its popular tried and tested structure and remains the most comprehensive guide to the earth's weather processes, climatic conditions, and human impacts on climate change. more...
Atmospheric Processes and Systemsby Russell D. Thompson
Routledge 1998; US$ 51.95Presents a non-technical introduction to complex themes and processes of the atmosphere which play such a dominant role in shaping our physical environment and in controlling activities and responses in the cultural environment. more...
Boundary Layer Climatesby T. R. Oke
Routledge 1987; US$ 76.95Offers a concise description of atmospheric layers sensitively pitched for the non-meteorological specialist in a variety of disciplines: in geography, agriculture, forestry, ecology, engineering, environment and planning. more...
Climate, History and the Modern Worldby Hubert H. Lamb
Routledge 1995; US$ 67.95With the inclusion of new material, preface and illustrations, this 2nd edition of Lamb's acclaimed book covers issues of past and present climates, impacts on human affairs and an understanding of the problems of forecasting. more...
Regional Climates of the British Islesby Dennis Wheeler; Julian Mayes
Routledge 1997; US$ 71.95A comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the diverse climate of the British Isles is presented here. Leading climatologists examine eleven regions. Climatic distinctiveness and local weather contrasts are described and data supplied. more...
Timescales and Environmental Changeby Graham Chapman; Thackwray Driver
Routledge 1996; US$ 67.95Leading experts from a diverse range of disciplines encourage the reader, from whatever perspective to think about change and environmental issues in a new light through different time-scales. more...
Storm Watchersby John D. Cox
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 30.00A lively, inspiring account of the pioneers who sought to accurately predict the weather Benjamin Franklin . . . James P. Espy . . . Cleveland Abbe . . . Carl-Gustaf Rossby . . . Jule G. Charney . . . just a few of the remarkable individuals who struggled against formidable odds to understand the atmosphere and predict the weather. Where they saw patterns and processes, others saw randomness and tumult-and yet they strove to make their voices heard, often saving lives in the process. Storm Watchers takes you on a fascinating journey through time that captures the evolution of weather forecasting. From the age when meteorology was considered one step removed from sorcery to the modern-day wizardry of supercomputers, John Cox introduces you... more...
Inverse Modeling of the Ocean and Atmosphereby Andrew F. Bennett
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 49.00This is a graduate-level book for students of oceanography and meteorology, and anyone interested in combining computer models and observations of the hydrosphere or solid earth. Variational tools and statistical concepts are concisely introduced, applications to contemporary research models are examined in detail and further advanced research topics are discussed. more...
Global Warmingby Mark Maslin
Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 8.95Global Warming is one of the most controversial scientific issues of the twenty first century. This book provides an informative, up-to-date, and readable book about the predicted impacts of global warming and the surprises that could be in store for us in the near future. more...
Climate and Hydrology of Mountain Areasby Carmen de Jong; David N. Collins; Roberto Ranzi
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2005; US$ 225.00A comprehensive overview of interaction of the major hydrological and meteorological processes in mountain areas ie Cryosphere and Climatic Change, Snow Melt and Soil Water, Run-off and Floods, Water fluxes and Water Balance, Hydro-meteorological Coupling and Modelling. Each section will review recent research in the field and illustrate key interactions with case studies from mountainous regions in Europe, The Americas and Central Asia. more...