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Main Title Tropical Circulation Systems and Monsoons [electronic resource] /
Type EBOOK
Author Saha, Kshudiram.
Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
Year Published 2010
ISBN 9783642033735
Subjects Geography ; Meteorology ; Oceanography ; Climatic changes
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03373-5
Collation XIX, 324 p. online resource.
Notes Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes Tropical Circulation Systems - A Survey -- Large-Scale Tropical Circulations - Some General Aspects -- Tropical Disturbances (Quasi-stationary Waves, Easterly/Westerly Waves, Lows and Depressions, Cyclonic Storms, and Meso-Scale Disturbances) -- Tropical Cyclones/Hurricanes/Typhoons - Their Structure and Properties -- Tropical Monsoons over Continents and Oceans -- Monsoon over Southern Asia (Comprising Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Countries of Southeastern Asia) and Adjoining Indian Ocean (Region - I) -- Monsoon over Eastern Asia (Including China, Japan, and Korea) and Adjoining Western Pacific Ocean -- Meteorology of the Maritime Continent (Region - III) (Comprising Philippines, Indonesia and Equatorial Western Pacific Ocean) -- Monsoon over Australia (Region - IV) -- Monsoon over Africa (Region - V) -- Monsoon over South America (Region - VI) -- Extratropical Monsoons -- Monsoon over Central America and Adjoining Southwestern North America (Region - VII) -- Extratropical Monsoon over North America. This is a book on the practical side of tropical meteorology which in its 3 Parts covered in 12 chapters reviews several current theories and ideas on tropical circulations and monsoons, offering new definitions and ideas to facilitate a systematic development of the subject. The book emphasizes the need for a system's approach to tropical circulations in general and monsoons in particular to facilitate orderly and systematic development of the topic.
Place Published Berlin, Heidelberg
Corporate Au Added Ent SpringerLink (Online service)
Host Item Entry Springer eBooks
PUB Date Free Form 2010
BIB Level m
Medium computer
Content text
Carrier online resource
Cataloging Source OCLC/T
OCLC Time Stamp 20131220003909
Language eng
Origin SPRINGER
Type EBOOK
OCLC Rec Leader 02796nam a22003975i 45