Measuring the natural environment

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Title:

Author:

Strangeways, Ian, 1932-

ISBN:

9780521822053

9780521529525

Personal Author:

Strangeways, Ian, 1932-

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

Contents:

1. Basics -- 2. Radiation -- 3. Temperature -- 4. Humidity -- 5. Wind -- 6. Barometric Pressure -- 7. Evaporation -- 8. Precipitation -- 9. Soil moisture and groundwater -- 10. Rivers and lakes -- 11. Data logging -- 12. Telemetry -- 13. Visibility -- 14. Clouds -- 15. Lightning -- 16. The upper atmosphere 383 -- 17. The oceans -- 18. Cold regions -- 19. Remote sensing -- 20. Atmospheric composition -- 21. Forward look.

Subject Term:

Earth sciences -- Measurement.

Environmental monitoring.

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Summary

Measurements of natural phenomena are vital for any type of environmental monitoring, from the practical day-to-day management of rivers and agriculture, and weather forecasting, through to longer-term assessment of climate change and glacial retreat. This book looks at past, present and future measurement techniques, describing the operation of the instruments used and the quality and accuracy of the data they produce. The book will be important for all those who use or collect such data, whether for pure research or day-to-day management of the environment. It will be useful for students and professionals working in a wide range of environmental science: meteorology, climatology, hydrology, water resources, oceanography, civil engineering, agriculture, forestry, glaciology, ecology. The first edition received excellent reviews and this new edition has been expanded considerably, through the addition of six new chapters and the extension and modification of many of the existing chapters.