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Fundamentals of Weather and Climate
Robin McIlveen
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Description for Fundamentals of Weather and Climate
Paperback. Fundamentals of Weather and Climate offers an engaging and insightful treatment of the behaviour of the lower atmosphere, and takes a quantitative approach to describing the mechanisms underlying this behaviour. Num Pages: 661 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1462.
Familiarity and modern, sheltered lifestyles can dull our awareness of the ever changing sky above us. But an unusually colourful sunset or threatening storm can rekindle interest, admiration, and even fear. Even so, we generally fail to comprehend the enormous scale, power, and complexity of the atmosphere. With the effects of global climate change becoming increasingly apparent, an understanding of the processes that underpin our weather and climate is vital. Fundamentals of Weather and Climate offers an engaging and insightful treatment of the behaviour of the lower atmosphere and takes a quantitative approach to describing the mechanisms ... Read more
Familiarity and modern, sheltered lifestyles can dull our awareness of the ever changing sky above us. But an unusually colourful sunset or threatening storm can rekindle interest, admiration, and even fear. Even so, we generally fail to comprehend the enormous scale, power, and complexity of the atmosphere. With the effects of global climate change becoming increasingly apparent, an understanding of the processes that underpin our weather and climate is vital. Fundamentals of Weather and Climate offers an engaging and insightful treatment of the behaviour of the lower atmosphere and takes a quantitative approach to describing the mechanisms ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
661
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
661
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199215423
SKU
V9780199215423
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99-1
About Robin McIlveen
Dr Robin McIlveen was formerly a lecturer in Environmental Science in the Institute of Environmental and BIological Sciences at Lancaster University
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