Weather: How It Works And Why It MattersBasic Books, 20 de set. 2000 - 223 pàgines Scientists have delved deep into the smallest particles of matter and have extended their view to the far reaches of the universe, but still seem unable to predict the temperature five days hence. In this intriguing book, two scientists examine recent progress in the fields of meteorology and climatology. Amid colorful anecdotes of the Galápagos, Siberia, and places closer to home, they describe the earth's atmosphere, its origin and structure, and the forces that have shaped and continue to affect it. They explore temperature, pressure, and other properties of air and weather, including warm and cold fronts, highs and lows, clouds, trade winds, prevailing westerlies, and sky phenomena such as rainbows, halos, coronae, and sun dogs. The authors end with a discussion of the major threats to earth's atmosphere brought on by human activity, including global warming and ozone depletion, and argue that pure science--not politics--should dictate our policy responses. |
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... amounts . In cold dry air , such as lies above Antarctica , the vapor content is as low as 0.1 percent of the air . Above a tropical rain forest , vapor may amount to as much as 3 percent . If we could separate these gases and stack ...
... amounts . In cold dry air , such as lies above Antarctica , the vapor content is as low as 0.1 percent of the air . Above a tropical rain forest , vapor may amount to as much as 3 percent . If we could separate these gases and stack ...
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... amount to a layer of about 6 inches ( 15 centimeters ) . The water vapor content of the air undergoes large variations from one time and place to another , and in the stacking picture varies from about 25 feet to almost 700 feet , or ...
... amount to a layer of about 6 inches ( 15 centimeters ) . The water vapor content of the air undergoes large variations from one time and place to another , and in the stacking picture varies from about 25 feet to almost 700 feet , or ...
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... amount of this element ; but as they die and decay , a process sets in that can be slow enough for bodies to sink or be carried by the cur- rents to depths where the absence of light precludes photochemical processes . Life exists even ...
... amount of this element ; but as they die and decay , a process sets in that can be slow enough for bodies to sink or be carried by the cur- rents to depths where the absence of light precludes photochemical processes . Life exists even ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Fundamentals of Air | 7 |
Its Not the Heat Its the Heat and the Humidity | 15 |
Copyright | |
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