Desert Meteorology
Aridity prevails over more than one-third of the land area of Earth, and over a significant fraction of the oceans. Until this book, there has been no comprehensive reference volume or textbook that deals with the weather processes of desert areas. Treating all aspects of desert weather, this text/reference will satisfy all who need to know more about the weather and climate of arid lands, especially advanced students and researchers in environmental science, meteorology, physical geography,...
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This comprehensive volume will satisfy all who need to know more about the weather and climate of arid lands.
PrefaceAcknowledgements1Introduction12The atmospheric dynamics of deserts73The climates of the world deserts634Atmospheric and surface energy budgets of deserts1595Surface physics of the unvegetated sandy desert landscape1896Vegetation effects on desert surface physics2197Substrate effects on desert surface physics2458Desert-surface physical properties2659Numerical modeling of desert atmospheres27110Desert boundary layers29111Desert microclimates30312Dynamic interactions among desert microclimates32713Desert rainfall34714Anthropogenic effects on the desert atmosphere38315Changes in desert climate39516Severe weather in the desert41917Effects of deserts on the global environment and other regional environments44518Desertification45719Biometeorology of humans in desert environments49120Optical properties of desert atmospheres519App. A: Glossary of meteorological and land-surface terms527App. B: Abbreviations535App. C: Units, numerical constants, and conversion factors536App. D: Symbols538App. E: Maps of the world541Hints to solving some problems and exercises547References549Index587
