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Annotated Atlas of Coastal and Marine Winds provides a
quick-reference on major, prevailing near-surface wind systems,
along with concise explanations of the features that cause these
winds and a quick qualitative assessment. As accessibility to the
most recent and complete atmospheric datasets is often limited,
either because they are subscription-based or because they are
available only in netCDF format, this book alleviates roadblocks by
providing the major, prevailing near-surface wind systems, concise
explanations, the features that cause these winds, and a
qualitative assessment on the amount of moisture that such winds
typically carry to coastal and marine scientists and engineers.
This book will be an ideal resource on coastal and marine winds for
a variety of professionals, including coastal scientists, marine
scientists, and engineers who study phenomena that are affected
directly by weather and climate.
This book explores the conditions, forces, and processes behind
Florida's surprisingly varied and dynamic weather. Florida is home
to two of the world's major types of climate - tropical wet-dry and
humid subtropical. It experiences more tornadoes per square mile
and is more frequently affected by lightning and thunderstorms than
any other state. Florida is vulnerable to fog, drought, and
wildfires. And it is notorious for its most prominent natural event
- the hurricane. Discussing Florida's latitude, longitude, area,
landscape, and population, as well as the position of the sun and
the importance of evaporation and condensation, the authors break
down the features that shape Florida's remarkable weather. They
explain the influence of atmospheric circulation patterns such as
the Hadley cell, the Coriolis force, and the Bermuda-Azores high.
They describe the impacts of cold, warm, stationary, and occluded
fronts. The book also covers major weather incidents from Florida's
history and looks ahead to what climate change will mean for the
state's future. With many maps, helpful diagrams, and clear
explanations, this book is an illuminating and accessible guide to
Florida's dramatic weather and climate.
This is a textbook for non-atmospheric specialists who work in the
coastal zone. Its purpose will be to help coastal environmental,
engineering, and planning professionals to understand coastal
atmospheric processes. This in turn will allow more effective
communication with climate modelers, atmospheric environmental
consultants, and members of the media. The coastal environment is
among the most intensively used and chronically abused components
of the Earth-ocean-atmosphere system. It is also home to an
ever-increasing proportion of humanity with their increasing
development, trade, transportation, and industrial activities, amid
increasing impacts of natural hazards. The atmosphere is an
integral part of the system, with all of the above human activities
affecting and being affected by atmospheric processes and hazards.
Yet few of the specialists studying the coastal environment have
expertise on atmospheric processes, this therefore presents a
highly relevant textbook on coastal atmospheric processes.
Welcome to the exciting journey of learning about one of the most
widely discussed sciences. Praised for its detail and accuracy,
Climatology continues to lead as the most comprehensive
presentation of our dynamic climate system. The Fourth Edition
features a completely revised, full-color art program that enhances
clarity and gradation of all maps, climographs, and images to help
readers better understand the diversity of climate within varying
climate types. The text appeals to all students, as it covers the
basics of atmospheric science in the early chapters and provides
the breadth and depth of topics to challenge the more experienced
reader. Climatology, Fourth Edition aims to improve students'
communication skills, encourage critical-thinking, and invoke a
sense of social responsibility, making it the clear choice in this
rapidly developing science.
Florida is home to two of the world's major types of
climate-tropical wet-dry and humid subtropical. It ranks among the
top states for tornadoes and is more frequently affected by
lightning and thunderstorms than any other state. Florida is
vulnerable to fog, drought, and wildfires. And it is notorious for
its most prominent natural event-the hurricane. This book explores
the conditions, forces, and processes behind Florida's surprisingly
varied and dynamic weather. The authors discuss Florida's location,
landscape, and population, as well as the position of the sun and
the importance of evaporation and condensation. They explain the
influence of atmospheric circulation patterns such as the Hadley
Cell, the Coriolis force, and the Bermuda-Azores High. They also
describe the qualities of cold, warm, stationary, and occluded
fronts and how they generate precipitation and freezes. In addition
to revealing why severe weather systems and phenomena like hail and
lightning occur, the book also reviews the procedures in place to
track and measure these events and warn citizens in danger. Major
weather incidents from Florida's history are narrated, including
often overlooked accidents caused by smoke and fog. After showing
how climate has changed in the past, the authors look ahead to what
further climate change would mean for the future. With many maps,
helpful diagrams, and clear explanations, this book is an
illuminating and accessible guide to Florida's dramatic weather and
climate.
Louisiana Weather and Climate details the how and the who of annual
and seasonal weather episodes seen in the state of Louisiana,
including tropical depressions, tropical storms, hurricanes, severe
thunderstorms, lightning, heavy rainfall, flooding, tornadoes, and
economically devastating freezes. The frequency and variety of
severe and extreme weather is higher than in most other regions of
the country, making it exciting reading not only for students, but
also for the general reader interested in weather and climate. This
concise volume is written at a level accessible to all readers,
including beginning students in meteorology and climatology
courses. It explains the concepts without employing high levels of
mathematical calculations or scientific discourse. It also
addresses the effects that climate change is likely to have on
Louisiana with examples related to rising sea levels, increased
frequency and severity of storms, and much more. The text goes on
to outline how these weather phenomena will affect the flora,
fauna, and human population of the region.
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