Kemp / Young Notes on Meteorology

3. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8374-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 92 Seiten, Web PDF

Notes on Meteorology is intended to provide practical knowledge of meteorology. It describes some of the more common theory of weather phenomena as simply as possible. Drawings of instruments in this volume were from the Admiralty Manual of Seamanship while the map of the weather forecast areas supplied by the Meteorological Office. This second edition of the book contains several alterations in numerical quantities to reflect the changeover to metrication with SI units. Some chapters were revised and introductory notes were added on topics such as facsimile plotting and weather routeing in order the fulfill the book's original purpose of providing a basic text on meteorology for examination candidates, yachtsmen and all interested in the subject of weather. This book will be of interest to students studying for their examinations and others interested in meteorology, particularly yachtsmen.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kemp, J. F.

Young, Peter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Notes on Meteorology;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;7
5;PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION;6
6;PREFACE TO REVISED EDITION;6
7;Chapter I. Instruments;8
7.1;PRESSURE AND ITS MEASUREMENT;8
7.2;MERCURIAL BAROMETER;9
7.3;GOLD SLIDE;11
7.4;ANEROID BAROMETER;11
7.5;PRECISION ANEROID BAROMETER;12
7.6;BAROGRAPH;13
7.7;MAXIMUM THERMOMETER;15
7.8;MINIMUM THERMOMETER;15
7.9;THERMOGRAPH;16
7.10;PSYCHROMETER OR HYGROMETER;16
7.11;WIND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;17
7.12;RAIN GAUGE;18
7.13;SUNSHINE RECORDER;18
7.14;HYDROMETER;18
7.15;SALINOMETER;19
7.16;THE RADIO-SONDE;19
7.17;NEPHOSCOPE;19
8;Chapter II. The Atmosphere;20
8.1;1. RADIATION;22
8.2;2. CONDUCTION;22
8.3;3. CONVECTION;22
8.4;4. TURBULENCE;22
8.5;LAPSE RATE;23
8.6;ENVIRONMENT LAPSE RATE;23
8.7;ADIABATIC TEMPERATURE CHANGE;23
8.8;DRY ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE (D.A.L.R.);23
8.9;SATURATED ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE (S.A.L.R.);23
8.10;STABLE AIR;24
8.11;UNSTABLE AIR;24
8.12;NEUTRAL AIR;25
8.13;CONDITIONAL INSTABILITY;25
8.14;TEMPERATURE INVERSION;26
8.15;TEPHIGRAM;27
9;Chapter Ill. Cloud and Precipitation;28
9.1;THE CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD;31
10;Chapter IV. Wind;38
10.1;BEAUFORT WIND SCALE;43
10.2;LAND AND SEA BREEZES;48
10.3;N.E. MONSOON OF THE CHINA SEAS AND INDIAN OCEAN.;51
10.4;N.W. MONSOON OF AUSTRALIA;51
10.5;S.W. MONSOON OF THE INDIAN OCEAN AND CHINA SEA;52
10.6;S.W. WINDS OF WEST AFRICA;53
10.7;N.E. WINDS OF BRAZIL;53
10.8;KATABATIC AND ANABATIC EFFECTS;56
10.9;FÖHN WIND EFFECT;57
10.10;LOCAL WINDS;57
11;Chapter V. Isobaric Systems;58
12;Chapter VI. Tropical Storms;76
12.1;AVOIDING THE STORM CENTRE;80
13;Chapter VII. Currents and Ice;83
13.1;INDICATIONS OF ICE;85
13.2;NAVIGATING IN ICE;86
13.3;INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL SERVICE;86
13.4;NORTH ATLANTIC LANE ROUTES;86
14;Chapter VIII. Weather Charts and Routeing;87
14.1;SYNOPTIC CHARTS;87
14.2;FACSIMILE WEATHER CHARTS;89
14.3;WEATHER ROUTEING;89
15;Index;92