The weather and climate of southern Africa
Title:
The weather and climate of southern Africa
Author:
Tyson, Peter Daughtrey.
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Cape Town ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2000.
Physical Description:
xii, 396 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
General Note:
Rev. ed. of: Atmosphere and weather of southern Africa / R.A. Preston-Whyte, P.D. Tyson. 1988.
Contents:
1. Climatology and Modern Science -- 2. The Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere -- 3. Pressure, Temperature and Density Relationships -- 4. The Adiabatic Process -- 5. Moisture and Precipitation -- 6. The Tephigram -- 7. Atmospheric Heat Transfer -- 8. Horizontal Motion and Winds -- 9. Vertical Motion and Cumulus Convection -- 10. Large-Scale Weather-Producing Processes and Systems -- 11. The General Circulation of the Southern Hemisphere -- 12. Atmospheric Circulation and Weather Over Southern Africa -- 13. Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions -- 14. Boundary-Layer Phenomena -- 15. The Transport of Aerosols and Trace Gases -- 16. Climatic Change and Variability -- 17. The Prediction of Future Conditions.
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