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Springer Praxis Bks.: Meteorology and Climate of Tropical Africa by Marcel Leroux (2001, Hardcover)

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Meteorology and Climate of Tropical Africa, Hardcover by Leroux, Marcel; Mizon, B. (TRN), ISBN 3540426361, ISBN-13 9783540426363, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This uniqu includes 250 maps related to various factors of meteorology and climate and their effects on the African continent. It provides detailed coverage of fundamentally important issues concerning African meterology, climatology, tropical circulation, rainfall, drought and climate change.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSpringer Berlin / Heidelberg

ISBN-103540426361

ISBN-139783540426363

eBay Product ID (ePID)2333464

Product Key Features

Number of PagesXxxvi, 548 Pages

Publication NameMeteorology and Climate of Tropical Africa

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2001

SubjectPhysics / Geophysics, Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, Earth Sciences / Geography

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaScience

AuthorMarcel Leroux

SeriesSpringer Praxis Bks.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight35.7 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal551.696

Table Of ContentIntroduction: Current Knowledge and Analysis of Methods.- Chorological Factors: Chorological Factors; The Orographical Factor; Continental Hydrology and Vegetation.- Aerological Factors: Basic Features of the Troposphere and of Tropical Circulation; Pressure Field, Circulation and Discontinuities over Tropical Africa; Vertical Structure of the African Tropical Troposphere.- Dynamics of Circulation - Disturbances: Moving Polar Highs on African Tropical Margins; Pulses in Trades and Monsoons; Inclined Structures; The Active Meteorological Equator; Tropical Cyclones.- Climates of Tropical Africa: Rainfall; Temperatures.- Climate Change in Tropical Africa: African Palaeoenvironments since the Upper Pleistocene; Recent Climate Change in Tropical Africa; General Conclusions.

SynopsisThis unique book includes 250 maps related to various factors of meteorology and climate and their effects on the African continent. It provides detailed coverage of fundamentally important issues concerning African meterology, climatology, tropical circulation, rainfall, drought and climate change.

LC Classification NumberQC851-999