Today, given the well-publicized impacts of events such as El
Nino, there is an unequaled public awareness of how climate affects
the quality of life and environment. Such awareness has created an
increasing demand for accurate climatological information. This
information is now available in one convenient, accessible source,
the Encyclopedia of World Climatology. This comprehensive volume
covers all the main subfields of climatology, supplies information
on climates in major continental areas, and explains the
intricacies of climatic processes. The level of presentation will
meet the needs of specialists, university students, and educated
laypersons.
A successor to the 1986 Encyclopedia of Climatology, this
compendium provides a clear explanation of current knowledge and
research directions in modern climatology. This new encyclopedia
emphasizes climatological developments that have evolved over the
past twenty years. It offers more than 200 informative articles
prepared by 150 experts on numerous subjects, ranging from standard
areas of study to the latest research studies.
The relationship between climatology and both physical and
social science is fully explored, as is the significance of climate
for our future well-being. The information is organized for speedy
access. Entries are conveniently arranged in alphabetical order,
thoroughly indexed, and cross-referenced. Every entry contains
useful citations to additional source materials.
The Editor
John E. Oliver is Professor Emeritus at Indiana State
University. He holds a B.Sc. from London University, and a MA and
Ph.D from Columbia University. He taught at Columbia University and
then at Indiana State where he was formerly Chair of the
Geography-Geology Department, and Assoc iate Dean, College of Arts
and Sciences. He has written many books and journal articles in
Climatology, Applied Climatology and Physical Geography."
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