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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... ocean water and thus reduce its density . The complex of mechanisms that sets the ocean water into motion is called the thermohaline circulation , and we are at present considering just one operation in the entire circulation system ...
... ocean water and thus reduce its density . The complex of mechanisms that sets the ocean water into motion is called the thermohaline circulation , and we are at present considering just one operation in the entire circulation system ...
Pàgina 153
... ocean floor , the water streams to the south as a deep ocean current , passes beneath the Gulf Stream , and heads for the South Atlantic and , later , the Indian Ocean . With many ups and downs along the way , it meanders through the ...
... ocean floor , the water streams to the south as a deep ocean current , passes beneath the Gulf Stream , and heads for the South Atlantic and , later , the Indian Ocean . With many ups and downs along the way , it meanders through the ...
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... Ocean . In fact , these already feel the threat . A rise in global temperature could indeed cause the polar ice to disappear if not for the precipitation that would partly or even fully offset the melting . A warmer atmosphere and ...
... Ocean . In fact , these already feel the threat . A rise in global temperature could indeed cause the polar ice to disappear if not for the precipitation that would partly or even fully offset the melting . A warmer atmosphere and ...
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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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