Download or read book Ecological Climatology written by Gordon B. Bonan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 1209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces an interdisciplinary framework to understand the interaction between terrestrial ecosystems and climate change. It reviews basic meteorological, hydrological and ecological concepts to examine the physical, chemical and biological processes by which terrestrial ecosystems affect and are affected by climate. The textbook is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying ecology, environmental science, atmospheric science and geography. The central argument is that terrestrial ecosystems become important determinants of climate through their cycling of energy, water, chemical elements and trace gases. This coupling between climate and vegetation is explored at spatial scales from plant cells to global vegetation geography and at timescales of near instantaneous to millennia. The text also considers how human alterations to land become important for climate change. This restructured edition, with updated science and references, chapter summaries and review questions, and over 400 illustrations, including many in colour, serves as an essential student guide.
Download or read book Concepts and Applications of Climatology written by Loren Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-19 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book elucidates new techniques of climatology and their applications in a multidisciplinary manner. Climatology is the scientific study of climate over a long duration of time. Recent research in climate change and environmental science has contributed to the growth of climatology. This book traces the progress of this field and highlights some of its key concepts and applications of this area of study. Climatology plays a crucial role in weather forecasting which has relevance across a number of other fields such as air transportation, biogeochemistry, etc. This book includes different approaches, evaluations, methodologies and advanced studies with respect to climatology. It aims to serve as a resource guide for students and experts alike and contribute to the growth of this discipline.
Download or read book Principles and Applications of Climatology written by Ella Thompson and published by States Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scientific study of weather patterns averaged over a period of time is called climatology or climate science. It focuses on recording and analyzing weather patterns of the Earth's atmosphere and understanding the conditions that cause them. It is a branch of the atmospheric sciences and a subfield of physical geography. Climatology also comprises aspects of oceanography and biogeochemistry. It is used for the analysis of observations and modeling the physical laws that determine the climate. It encompasses climate variability, mechanisms of climate change, and modern climate change. This book outlines the principles and applications of climatology in detail. It discusses the fundamentals as well as modern approaches of this field. As climatology is emerging at a rapid pace, the contents of this book will help the readers understand the modern concepts and applications of the subject.
Download or read book Climatology written by and published by Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE. This book was released on 1989 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agrometeorology written by Harpal S. Mavi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-04-14 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how the climate can affect crop production! Agrometeorology: Principles and Applications of Climate Studies in Agriculture is a much-needed reference resource on the practice of merging the science of meteorology with the service of agriculture. Written in a concise, straightforward style, the book presents examples of clinical applications (methods, techniques, models, and services) in varying climates and agricultural systems, documenting up-to-date research literature from around the world. Its systematic approach—different from most books on the subject—makes it an essential tool for teaching, planning, and practical use by working farmers, as it examines topics such as solar radiation, effective rain, drought monitoring, evapotranspiration, and remote sensing. Agrometeorology: Principles and Applications of Climate Studies in Agriculture examines the developing discipline that international agencies such as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have declared to be an important growth area in university education. A panel of academics, researchers, and practitioners explore the role of agrometeorology in optimum crop growth, from the interactions between meteorological and hydrological factors and agriculture, including horticulture, animal husbandry, and forestry. The book addresses pressing topics of agriculture resource utilization and management, such as regional and land use planning; soil and water conservation; frost; growing degree day; risk analysis of climate hazards; animal parasites; harvest forecasts; crop models; decision support systems (DSS); agroclimatological forecast; and the ecological and economic implications of climate change. Agrometeorology: Principles and Applications of Climate Studies in Agriculture also addresses: managing farm water resources environmental temperature planning for frost mitigation photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) thermoperiodism managing the extremes—droughts and floods using computers to manage agricultural systems and much more! The interdisciplinary focus and reader-friendly style of Agrometeorology: Principles and Applications of Climate Studies in Agriculture make the book invaluable to scientists, planners, and academics working in the major agricultural sciences, geography, natural resource studies, and meteorology.
Download or read book Ecological Climatology written by Gordon B. Bonan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-06-13 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrates aspects of ecology and climatology to examine the effect of land-use on climate change.
Download or read book Ecological Climatology written by Gordon Bonan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 743 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thoroughly updated new edition of Gordon Bonan's comprehensive textbook on terrestrial ecosystems and climate change, for advanced students and researchers.
Download or read book Contemporary Climatology written by P.J. Robinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its second edition,Climatology continues to provide an up-to-date stimulating and comprehensive guide to the nature of the earth's climate. It presents a synthesis of contemporary scientific ideas about atmospheric circulation. Topics covered include: -Energy systems-The hydrological cycle-General circulation, local and regional climate-Application of climate information-Use of satellite observations
Download or read book Climatology Concepts and Applications written by Dale Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of climate and weather conditions averaged over a period of time is within the domain of climatology. It studies a number of analog techniques for weather forecasting and various climate models for the future projections of weather and climate systems. Climatology studies are approached from different dimensions like paleoclimatology, paleotempestology and historical climatology. Paleoclimatology strives to understand past climates by studying records of ice cores and tree rings. Paleotempestology determines the frequency of hurricanes over millennia using similar records. Climate indices are used for the characterization of the different climatic mechanisms that contribute to daily weather. They are based on the twin objectives of simplicity and completeness. Some of such indices are El Niño-Southern Oscillation, North Atlantic oscillation, Madden-Julian oscillation, etc. This book covers in detail some existing theories and innovative concepts revolving around climatology. Different approaches, evaluations, methodologies and advanced studies on climatology have been included herein. Climatologists, meteorologists, researchers and students associated with this field will benefit alike from this book.
Download or read book 21st Century Geography written by Joseph P. Stoltman and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012 with total page 911 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a theoretical and practical guide on how to undertake and navigate advanced research in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Download or read book Climate Science Concepts and Applications written by Malena Parker and published by Callisto Reference. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate science helps in understanding the climate of our planet. Understanding the climate helps in forecasting the weather by using techniques such as the Madden-Julian oscillation, the Northern Annular Mode, El Ni�o-Southern Oscillation, etc. Climatology also helps in understanding the impact of human activities on the atmosphere and the climate. The various sub-fields of climate science along with technological progress that have future implications are glanced at in this book. It is an essential guide for both academicians and those who wish to pursue this discipline further.
Download or read book Applied Climatology written by Allen Perry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Big freeze' conditions, storms, severe flooding, droughts, and heatwaves - recent extremes in weather, with their resultant physical, economic and human losses, highlight the vulnerability of society to changes in the atmosphere. Atmospheric pollution, urbanization, natural atmospheric disasters are causing dramatic changes in climatic environments. Applied Climatology examines the effects of climate on physical, biological and cultural environments. Specialist contributors from Europe, North America and Australasia examine the impacts of changing climates on the functioning and development of physical biological environments including glaciers, water resources, landforms, soils, vegetation and animals. Weather and climate effects day-to-day activities and lifestyles from the clothes we wear to the buildings we design, and the food and energy we produce. This book focusses on the relationship between climate and a wide range of human activities and responses relating to health and comfort, building design, transport systems, agriculture and fisheries, tourism and social, industrial and legal issues. Climate-environment relationships and impacts on human activities are predicted to change dramatically if global warming accelerates at the rates currently proposed. Applied Climatology examines the characteristics and consequences of the changing global climate and considers the future for both natural and human environments.
Download or read book Principles of Planetary Climate written by Raymond T. Pierrehumbert and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-12-02 with total page 679 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the reader to all the basic physical building blocks of climate needed to understand the present and past climate of Earth, the climates of Solar System planets, and the climates of extrasolar planets. These building blocks include thermodynamics, infrared radiative transfer, scattering, surface heat transfer and various processes governing the evolution of atmospheric composition. Nearly four hundred problems are supplied to help consolidate the reader's understanding, and to lead the reader towards original research on planetary climate. This textbook is invaluable for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students in atmospheric science, Earth and planetary science, astrobiology, and physics. It also provides a superb reference text for researchers in these subjects, and is very suitable for academic researchers trained in physics or chemistry who wish to rapidly gain enough background to participate in the excitement of the new research opportunities opening in planetary climate.
Download or read book Climatology Principles Models and Applications written by Salvador Poole and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The branch of science which studies weather conditions over a period of time is known as climatology. It is a branch of atmospheric sciences. Climatology is also involved in the study of dynamics of the weather and climate system. The time period over which these weather events are studied can stretch from a few years to millennium. There are a number of sub-disciplines within this field such as boundary-layer climatology, paleoclimatology and paleotempestology. The study of climate indices is an important part of climatology. These indices are used to represent the important elements of climate. Some of the important phenomena studied within this field are circulation patterns, heat transfer and atmospheric boundary layer. Climatology is an upcoming field of science that has undergone rapid development over the past few decades. The topics covered herein offer the readers new insights in this field. The book is appropriate for students seeking detailed information in this area as well as for experts.
Download or read book Climate Mathematics written by Samuel S. P. Shen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the core mathematics, statistics, and programming skills needed for modern climate science courses, with online teaching materials.
Download or read book FUNDAMENTALS OF CLIMATOLOGY written by SATISH KUMAR and published by EduPedia Publications (P) Ltd. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the approach of sky, the mystery of weathering phenomena is no longer a hidden question mark. The year 1957 was a remarkable time when U.S.S.R launches first space satellite and even before with the help of hot air balloons, aero planes man has being exploring the atmosphere. Today with the help of satellite and other modern line instruments we have a vast pool of data which is use full for all climatology applications from identifying drought, flood, temperature variations, violent weather phenomena such as cyclone, tornadoes, thunderstorm etc. to disaster management and rescue operations. The present book is a simplified version of all tropical terms, phenomena and mechanisms related to atmosphere. With the help of basic science laws, theorem and derivation conceptual problems and facts related to atmospheric circulation of heat, wind and humidity aspects are tried to solve out. The basic concept clarity is the main feature of this book and instead of huge writing works, basic concepts with their definition, figures and graphs has been tried to solve out. This book will prove very helpful for the beginners, college students and aspiration of competitive examinations. I hope that the book will develop a clear cut concept approach and analytical thinking among readers.
Download or read book Hydroclimatology written by Marlyn L. Shelton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A graduate textbook on the interdisciplinary significance of hydroclimatology, explaining the relationship between the climate system and the hydrologic cycle.
