Manual of Meteorology
Manual of Meteorology
Volume 2: Comparative Meteorology
Author:
Napier Shaw
Published:
February 2015
Volume:
2. Comparative Meteorology
Availability:
Available
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9781107475472
Looking for an inspection copy?
This title is not currently available for inspection.
£32.00
GBPPaperback
First published in 1936, as the second edition of a 1927 original, this book forms part two of a four-volume work by the renowned British meteorologist Napier Shaw (1854–1945). The text focuses on comparative meteorology, 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.
Product details
February 2015Paperback
9781107475472
522 pages
281 × 211 × 37 mm
1.9kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Definitions and explanations of certain technical terms, etc.
- 1. The influence of sun and space. Some preliminary figures
- 2. Land, water and ice. Orthographic features and other geophysical agencies
- 3. The composition of the atmosphere
- 4. Comparative meteorology: temperature
- 5. Comparative meteorology: aqueous vapour
- 6. Comparative meteorology: pressure and wind
- 7. Changes in the general circulation. Resilience or plasticity
- 8. Transitory variations of pressure. Cyclones and anticyclones
- 9. Analysis of cyclonic depressions
- 10. Notes and supplementary tables
- Items omitted from the original text on revision
- Index.
