Measuring the Natural Environment - Softcover

Strangeways, Ian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521529522 ISBN 13: 9780521529525

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

This new edition has been brought completely up-to-date and expanded considerably. It has five new chapters covering visibility, clouds, lightning, atmospheric composition, and the upper atmosphere. The chapter on barometric pressure has been rewritten and expanded, while the chapter on oceans and polar regions has been split into two separate and expanded chapters. In addition, the final chapter--Forward Look--has been rewritten. This volume will be important reading for all professionals involved in pure environmental research or in the day-to-day management of the environment. First Edition Hb (2000): 0-521-57310-6

About this title

Book Description

Measurements of natural phenomena are vital for any type of environmental monitoring. 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. The first edition received excellent reviews and this new edition has been brought completely up-to-date and expanded considerably.

About the Author

Ian Strangeways is Director of TerraData, a consultancy in meteorological and hydrological instrumentation and data collection. From 1964 to 1989 he was Head of the Instrument and Applied Physics sections at the Institute of Hydrology (Natural Environment Research Council).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521529522
• ISBN 13: 9780521529525
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 548