E-Book, Englisch, 241 Seiten, Web PDF
Atkinson / Penning-Rowsell / Parker Weather & Water
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-8633-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 241 Seiten, Web PDF
Reihe: Reviews of UK Statistical Sources (RUKSS)
ISBN: 978-1-4832-8633-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
This volume reviews statistical information held in a variety of sources in the UK dealing with weather and water. In view of the influence of weather and water supplies on industry and environmental quality, this text will be of particular interest to researchers in these fields.
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1;Front Cover;1
2;Weather and Water;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;VOLUME CONTENTS;6
5;FOREWORD;8
6;MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT STEERING COMMITTEE;10
7;INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME XVII;12
8;29: WEATHER;16
8.1;Table of Contents;20
8.1.1;REFERENCE DATE OF SOURCES REVIEWED;17
8.1.2;LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS;18
8.1.3;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;19
8.1.4;Chapter 1. Weather and Climate;22
8.1.4.1;1.1 Observation;22
8.1.4.2;1.2 Nature and Form of Data;30
8.1.5;Chapter 2. Surface Data;33
8.1.5.1;2.1 Climate and Weather;33
8.1.5.2;2.2 Sunshine ;36
8.1.5.3;2.3 Radiation ;39
8.1.5.4;2.4 Temperature ;41
8.1.5.5;2.5 Evaporation and Evapotranspiration;47
8.1.5.6;2.6 Humidity ;51
8.1.5.7;2.7 Precipitation ;53
8.1.5.8;2.8 Wind ;61
8.1.5.9;2.9 Pressure ;63
8.1.5.10;2.10 Visibility ;65
8.1.5.11;2.11 Cloud ;66
8.1.6;Chapter 3. Upper Air Data;68
8.1.6.1;3.1 Radiosonde data;69
8.1.6.2;3.2 Radar data;71
8.1.6.3;3.3 Satellite data;72
8.1.7;Chapter 4. Improvements and Future Developments;74
8.1.7.1;4.1 Collection of data;74
8.1.7.2;4.2 Archiving of data;75
8.1.7.3;4.3 Availability of data;76
8.1.8;Quick Reference List;79
8.1.9;Key to Publications;90
8.1.10;Bibliography ;99
8.1.11;Appendices ;106
8.1.12;Subject Index ;118
9;30: WATER;122
9.1;Table of Contents;126
9.1.1;REFERENCE DATE OF SOURCES REVIEWED;123
9.1.2;LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS;124
9.1.3;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;125
9.1.4;Chapter 1. Introduction;130
9.1.4.1;1.0 Scope and Purpose;130
9.1.4.2;1.1 Problems associated with Data Sources and Series;130
9.1.4.3;1.2 Definitions;131
9.1.5;Chapter 2. Data Sources and Institutional Arrangements;132
9.1.5.1;2.0 Objectives;132
9.1.5.2;2.1 England and Wales;132
9.1.5.3;2.2 Scotland;139
9.1.5.4;2.3 Northern Ireland;140
9.1.5.5;2.4 General Statistics relating to Water Authorities;141
9.1.5.6;2.5 Income, Revenue Expenditure and Capital;143
9.1.5.7;2.6 Manpower Statistics and Performance Ratios;146
9.1.6;Chapter 3. Water Supply Statistics;148
9.1.6.1;3.0 Introduction;148
9.1.6.2;3.1 Water Sources;148
9.1.6.3;3.2 Water Source Development;153
9.1.6.4;3.2 Abstractions from Water Sources;153
9.1.6.5;3.3 Public Water Supplies;156
9.1.6.6;3.4 Industrial Water Use;159
9.1.6.7;3.5 Quality of Water Supplies;160
9.1.6.8;3.6 Water Supply Charges;162
9.1.7;Chapter 4. Water Pollution and Related Statistics;164
9.1.7.1;4.0 Introduction;164
9.1.7.2;4.1 The Measurement of Water Pollution;164
9.1.7.3;4.2 Pollution in Rivers, Estuaries and Canals;165
9.1.7.4;4.3 Statistics on Sources of Water Pollution;173
9.1.7.5;4.4 Other Relevant Data;177
9.1.8;Chapter 5. Water Recreation and Amenity Statistics;179
9.1.8.1;5.0 Introduction;179
9.1.8.2;5.1 The National Recreation Surveys;180
9.1.8.3;5.2 Countryside Recreation Statistics;180
9.1.8.4;5.3 The National Angling Surveys;181
9.1.8.5;5.4 Water Space Amenity Commission (WASC) Statistics;182
9.1.8.6;5.5 Other Data from Regional Water Authorities;183
9.1.8.7;5.6 Sports Council Statistics;184
9.1.8.8;5.7 Statistics on Inland Waterways;185
9.1.8.9;5.8 Fishing Charges;185
9.1.9;Chapter 6. Flood Alleviation;186
9.1.9.1;6.0 Introduction;186
9.1.9.2;6.1 Sources of Information on Flood Magnitude and Frequency;186
9.1.9.3;6.2 Economic Data on Flood Alleviation and Land Drainage;190
9.1.9.4;6.3 Data Sources on the Extent of Land Drainage;191
9.1.10;Chapter 7. Evaluation;192
9.1.10.1;7.0 Introduction;192
9.1.10.2;7.1 Lack of Standardisation;192
9.1.10.3;7.2 Availability of Data;194
9.1.10.4;7.3 The Context;195
9.1.11;List of Figures;133
9.1.11.1;2.1 Organisations in UK Water System;133
9.1.11.2;2.2 Water Authority Areas in UK;135
9.1.11.3;4.1 HMS Sites in UK;229
10;Quick Reference List;198
11;Key to Publications;208
12;Bibliography;217
13;Appendices;220
14;Subject Index;238
