Aridity prevails over more than one third of the land area of the
Earth and over a significant fraction of the oceans as well. Yet to
date there has been no comprehensive reference volume or textbook
dealing with the weather processes that define the character of
desert areas. Desert Meteorology fills this gap by treating all
aspects of desert weather, such as large-scale and local-scale
causes of aridity; precipitation characteristics in deserts; dust
storms; floods; climate change in deserts; precipitation processes;
desertification; land-surface physics of deserts; numerical
modelling of desert atmospheres; and the effect of desert weather
on humans. A summary is provided of the climates and surface
properties of the desert areas of the world. The book is written
with the assumption that the reader has only a basic knowledge of
meteorology, physics and calculus, making it useful to those in a
wide range of disciplines. It includes review questions and
problems for the student. This comprehensive volume will satisfy
all who need to know more about the weather and climate of arid
lands. It will appeal especially to advanced students and
researchers in environmental science, meteorology, physical
geography, hydrology and engineering.
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