Mountain Weather and Climate (Physical Environment) - Hardcover

Barry, Roger G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415071127 ISBN 13: 9780415071123

Publisher: Routledge, 1992

Synopsis

Following an introductory survey of the historical aspects of mountain meteorology, three chapters deal with the latitudinal, altitudinal, and topographic controls of meteorological elements in mountains, circulation systems related to orography, and the climatic characteristics of mountains. The author supplies regional case studies of selected mountain climates and includes new material on mountains in central Asia, Tibet, Greenland, Antarctica, the Andes, New Zealand, the Alps, and equatorial East Africa. There is a chapter examining human bioclimatology, weather hazards, and air pollution, and a concluding chapter on the evidence for and the significance of changes in mountain climates. This book is ideal for graduates and researchers in meteorology, climatology, ecology, forestry, glaciology, and hydrology.

About this title

Book Description

This revised edition includes results from recent field programs, many new figures and new material on mountains from across the world. It is an all-encompassing textbook on mountain weather and climate and is ideal for graduates and researchers in meteorology, climatology, ecology, forestry, glaciology and hydrology.

About the Author

Roger G. Barry is Distinguished Professor of Geography at the University of Colorado and Director, World Data Center for Glaciology and the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415071127
• ISBN 13: 9780415071123
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 402