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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... percent ) is nitrogen ; oxygen makes up another 21 percent . The remaining gases amount to only 1 percent of the total , and most of that is argon , one of the inert gases ( gases that do not combine with other elements ) . Carbon ...
... percent ) is nitrogen ; oxygen makes up another 21 percent . The remaining gases amount to only 1 percent of the total , and most of that is argon , one of the inert gases ( gases that do not combine with other elements ) . Carbon ...
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... percent , but it will change unevenly from nearly zero to some 5 percent over intervals of about 100,000 years . Summer - winter differences may be more extreme when the orbit is more elliptical than they will when it is almost circular ...
... percent , but it will change unevenly from nearly zero to some 5 percent over intervals of about 100,000 years . Summer - winter differences may be more extreme when the orbit is more elliptical than they will when it is almost circular ...
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... percent , that of Mars only 15 percent . The Earth is in be- tween , being partly covered with clouds , with an albedo also in between , near 35 percent . The bleak , nearly airless surfaces of the Moon and Mer- cury reflect only 7 to 10 ...
... percent , that of Mars only 15 percent . The Earth is in be- tween , being partly covered with clouds , with an albedo also in between , near 35 percent . The bleak , nearly airless surfaces of the Moon and Mer- cury reflect only 7 to 10 ...
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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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