Main Title |
General meteorology. |
Author |
Byers, Horace Robert,
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Publisher |
McGraw-Hill, |
Year Published |
1974 |
OCLC Number |
00749875 |
ISBN |
0070095000; 9780070095007 |
Subjects |
Meteorology ;
Meteorologie ;
Meteorologie--(DE-588)4038953-4
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Additional Subjects |
Meteorology
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKBM |
QC861.2.B9 1974 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
08/31/2011 |
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Edition |
4th ed. |
Collation |
xiv, 461 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Notes |
First ed. published in 1937 under title: Synoptic and aeronautical meteorology. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Radiation and the temperature distribution in the atmosphere -- Stability, instability and vertical motions -- Air masses : their characteristics and modifications -- The general circulation -- The secondary circulations : cyclones and anticyclones -- Changes in air masses with lifting -- The air masses of North America -- Air-mass analysis on the synoptic chart -- Weather forecasting -- Condensation and precipitation -- Fog -- The thunderstorm, the tornado and waterspout -- The formation of ice on aircraft -- Atmosphere turbulence and the wind structure near the surface of the Earth -- Dust storms. |