Encyclopedia of World Climatology

Today, given the well-publicized impacts of events such as El Niño, there is an unequaled public awareness of how climate affects the quality of life and environment. Such awareness has created an increasing demand for accurate climatological information. This information is now available in one convenient, accessible source, the Encyclopedia of World Climatology . This comprehensive volume covers all the main subfields of climatology, supplies information on climates in major continental areas, and explains the intricacies of climatic processes. The level of presentation will meet the needs of specialists, university students, and educated laypersons.

A successor to the 1986 Encyclopedia of Climatology , this compendium provides a clear explanation of current knowledge and research directions in modern climatology. This new encyclopedia emphasizes climatological developments that have evolved over the past twenty years. It offers more than 200 informative articles prepared by 150 experts on numerous subjects, ranging from standard areas of study to the latest research studies.

The relationship between climatology and both physical and social science is fully explored, as is the significance of climate for our future well-being. The information is organized for speedy access. Entries are conveniently arranged in alphabetical order, thoroughly indexed, and cross-referenced. Every entry contains useful citations to additional source materials.

Provides a clear explanation of current knowledge and research in modern climatology Offers over 200 informative articles, organised for speedy access Covers standard areas as well as the latest research A work of major interest and value to climatologists, atmospheric scientists, meteorologists, geographers, geologists, and earth scientists Suitable for faculty in university, professionals, students, as well as lay readers Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Auteur

John E. Oliver is Professor Emeritus at Indiana State University. He holds a B.Sc. from London University, and an MA and Ph.D from Columbia University. He taught at Columbia University and then at Indiana State where he was formerly Chair of the Geography-Geology Department, and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences. He has written many books and journal articles in Climatology, Applied Climatology and Physical Geography.

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Tentative Table of Contents Aerosols Africa, Climate of Agroclimatology Air Pollution Climatology Airmass Climatology Albedo and Reflectivity Aleutian Low Angular Momentum, Velocity Antarctic Climates Applied Climatology Archeoclimatology Architecture and Climate Arctic Climates Arid Climates Aridity Indexes Art and Climate Asia, Climate of Central and East Asia, Climate of South Asia, Climate of Southwest (Middle East) Atmosphere Atmospheric Circulation, Global Atmospheric Nomenclature Atmospheric Nuclei and Dust Australia and New Zealand, Climate of Azores (Bermuda) High Beaufort Wind Scale Bioclimatology Blizzard Climatology Blocking Boreal Zone Boundary Layer Climatology Bowen Ratio Budyko, M.L. Carbon-14 Dating Centers of Action Central America and the Caribbean, Climate of Climate Affairs Climate Change and Health Climate Change Impact Studies Climate Comfort Indices Climate Data Centers Climate Modeling Centers Climatic Change and Ancient Civ. Climatic Classification Climatic Hazards Climatic Variation, Historical Record Climatic Variation, Instrumental Data Climatic Vulnerability Climatology Climatology, History of Cloud Climatology Coastal Climate Commerce and Climate Condensation Continental Climate/Continentality Coral Reefs and Climate Coriolis Effect Crime and Climate Cultural Climatology Cycles and Periodicities Degree Days Desertification Deserts Determinism, Climatic Dew/Dew Point Doldrums Drought Dynamic Climatology Earth Laws and Climatology Easterly Waves Ekman (Spiral) Layer El Nino Electromagnetic Radiation Energy Budget Climatology Europe, Climate of Evaporation Evapotranspiration Extratropical Cyclones Ferrel Cell Flohn, Hermann Fog and Mist Folklore, Proverbs and Climate Frost Gentilli Geomorphology and Climate Global Environmental Change Global Warming & Climate Change Greenhouse Effect/Gases Hadley Cell Hadley, G. Hail Hare, Kenneth Heat Index Heat Low Holocene Epoch Horse Latitudes Howard, Luke Human Health and Climate Humboldt, A. von Humid Climates Humidity Hurricanes, Data and Sources Hydroclimatology Ice Ages Icebergs & Heinrich Events Icelandic Low Indian Summer Intergovernmental Panel in Climate Change Intertropical Convergence Zone Inversion Iso" Terms Jet Streams Katabatic (Gravity) Winds Kepler's Laws Koppen, W. Krakatoa Winds Kyoto Protocol Lakes, Effects on Climate Lamb, H.H. Land and Sea Breezes Landsberg, Helmut Lapse Rate Latent Heat Lightning Literature and Climate Little Ice Age Local Climatology Local Winds Madden-Julian Oscillation Maritime Climate Mather, J.R. Maunder Minimum Maury, M.F. Medieval Warm Period Mediterranean Climates Microclimatology Middle Latitude Climates Milankovitch, M. Military Affairs and Climate Models, Climatic Monsoon and Monsoon Climates Montreal Protocol Mountain and Valley Winds Mountain Climates National Center for Atmospheric Research National Climate Data Center New Zealand, see Australia North America, Climate of North American High North Atlantic Oscillation Ocean Circulation Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction Orographic Precipitation Oscillations Ozone, Atmospheric Pacific (Hawaiian) High Pacific North American Osc. Paleoclimatology Palmer Drought Index Phase Changes Precipitation Precipitation Distribution Pressure, Surface Pressure, Upper Air Quasi-Biennial Oscillation Radar, Climatic Applications Radiation Climatology Radiation Laws Rain Forest Climate Rain Shadow Reanalysis Relative Humidity Religion and Climate Rossby Number/Rossby Wave Satellite Climatology Savanna Climate Scales of Climate Sea Ice and Climate Sea Level Rise Seasonal Affective Disorder Seasonal Climate Prediction Seasonality: Astronomic Forcing Seasons Sensible Heat Siberian (Asiatic) High Singularities Snow and Snow Cover Solar Activity Solar Constant Solar Flare Solar Radiation Solar Wind South America, Climate of Southern Oscillation Sports and Climate Spring Green Wave Standard Atmosphere Statistical Climatology Sunspot Cycles Sunspots Sunspots, Environmental Influence Synoptic Climatology Taiga Climate Teleconnections Temperature Distribution Terrestrial Radiation Thornthwaite, C.W. Thunder Thunderstorms Tornadoes Tourism and Climate Trade Winds Tree-Ring Analysis Tropical and Equatorial Climates Tropical Cyclones Troposphere Tundra Climate Turbulence and Diffusion Ultraviolet Radiation Units and Conversions Urban Climatology Vegetation and Climate Volcanoes and Climate Vorticity Walker Circulation Water Budget Analysis Weather Wind Chill Wind Power Climatology Winds and Wind Systems Zonal Index Zones, Climatic