Manual of Meteorology

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-107-47549-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 398 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 970 g

First published in 1931, as the second edition of a 1919 original, this book forms the final part of a four-volume work written by the renowned British meteorologist Napier Shaw (1854-1945). The text focuses on the meteorological calculus, attempting to provide the reader with a grounding in the fundamental aspects of the area. Numerous illustrative figures are included, together with extensive textual notes. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in meteorology and the history of science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shaw, Napier

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations; 1. The laws of atmospheric motion; 2. The general equations of motion of a parcel of air in the free atmosphere subject to the forces incidental to gravity and friction; 3. The foot of the atmospheric structure; 4. The calculus of surface turbulence; 5. Gustiness and cloud-sheets; 6. Kinematics on the limb and trunk; 7. Atmospheric calculus - temperature and wind; 8. Graphic analysis of atmospheric motion; 9. Curved isobars; 10. Revolving fluid in the atmosphere; 11. Hypothesis and realities about advective and divective regions; 12. Retrospective and prospective; Index to volume IV; The drama of atmosphere, dramatis personae; Summary of the contents of the four volumes.