Описание: This monograph is the outcome of an American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on longitude and hemispheric dependence of ionospheric space weather, including the impact of waves propagating from the lower atmosphere.
Extreme weather events, such as droughts, strong winds and storms, flash floods and extreme heat and cold, are among the most destructive yet fascinating aspects of climate variability. Historical records and memories charting the impacts and responses to such events are a crucial component of any research that seeks to understand the nature of events that might take place in the future. Yet all such events need to be situated for their implications to be understood.
This book is the first to explore the cultural contingency of extreme and unusual weather events and the ways in which they are recalled, recorded or forgotten. It illustrates how geographical context, particular physical conditions, an area's social and economic activities and embedded cultural knowledges and infrastructures all affect community experiences of and responses to unusual weather. Contributions refer to varied methods of remembering and recording weather and how these act to curate, recycle and transmit extreme events across generations and into the future. With international case studies, from both land and sea, the book explores how and why particular weather events become inscribed into the fabric of communities and contribute to community change in different historical and cultural contexts.
This is valuable reading for students and researchers interested in historical and cultural geography, environmental anthropology and environmental studies.
Автор: Karel Karel Hughes, Julian Mayes Название: Understanding Weather ISBN: 113816139X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138161399 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 26796.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Weather provides a wide variety of stimuli for our senses. The sound of thunder and gales, the smell of damp soil at the start of a summer thunderstorm are but temporary phenomena while the visual panorama of the changing sky that provides a more revealing insight into the workings of the dynamic atmosphere.
Understanding Weather shows how it is possible to understand weather and climate by combining our ability to observe weather systems from the earth's surface with visualisation from above - notably by means of satellite imagery. This fusion of human observation with the contrasting capabilities of remote sensing gives us a new perspective for exploring the three dimensional atmosphere. Remote sensing imagery and real-time weather information are now widely available through the internet, allowing the reader to relate the case studies to today's weather situation. As with all sciences, understanding starts with careful observation. This books aims to show that it is possible to analyse global weather systems through a visual approach rather than the traditional use of mathematics and physics. After examining the interaction of atmospheric heat, moisture and motion in a non-technical style, the contrasting but complementary techniques of weather observation from 'below' and 'above' are compared. The world's climates are then surveyed with key weather features illustrated by satellite imagery, highlighting the way in which weather events may develop into atmospheric hazards.
Описание: viii blems as the study of catalytic chemical reactions in the laboratory scale, quantum optics, hydrodynamic instabilities, or large scale phenomena of interest in physics, geology, atmospheric dynamics and climatology. We expect that the present Volume will acquaint researchers and advanced students in geosciences with the concepts and tools of dyna- mical systems and will thus serve as a jumping off point for new developments and new points of view. Brussels, July 1986. c. Nicolis and G. Nicolis. ORGANIZING COIIM1'1'TEE Benzi R., I.B.M. Scientific Center, Via Giorgione 129, 00147 Roma, Italy. Berger A., Institut d'Astronomie et de Geophysique Georges Lemaftre, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Chemin du Cyclotron 2, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Flytzanis N., Physics Department, University of Crete, Iraklion, Crete, Greece. Ghil M., Department of Atmospheric Sciences and Institute of Geophy- sics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, U.S.A. Nicolis C" Institut d' Aeronomie SpaUale de Belgique, Avenue Circulaire 3, 1180 Bruxelles, Belgium. Nicolis G., Faculte des Sciences, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Plaine, C.P. 226, Boulevard du Triomphe, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium. 50487, 28080 Velarde M.G., U.N.E.D.-Ciencias, Apdo Correos Madrid, Spain. LIST or PAB.TICIPAI1TS Andre J .C. da Cunha L.V. Centre National de Recherches Science Administrator Meteorologiques, NATO Scientific Affairs Division Avenue G. Coriolis 42 1110 Bruxelles 31057 Toulouse Cedex Belgium France Dalfes N.
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