Applied climatology : (Record no. 195072)
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| fixed length control field | 03446pam a2200169 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0415141001 (cloth) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 041514101X (paper) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 551.6 |
| Item number | THO/A |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Applied climatology : |
| Sub title | principles and practice / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by Russell D. Thompson and Allen Perry. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Routledge, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1997. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxiii, 352 p., [4] p. of plates : |
| Other physical details | ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; |
| Dimensions | 26 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | COVER; APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY: Principles and Practice; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PLATES; FIGURES; TABLES; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION: THE EMERGENCE OF APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY AND CLIMATE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INTRODUCTION: WEATHER, CLIMATE AND EVERYDAY LIFE; THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY; DEFINITIONS, APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC CONCERN AND AWARENESS; CLIMATE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; PART 1: APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY: THE 'TOOLS' OF RESEARCH; 2 GROUND AND REMOTELY SENSED MEASUREMENTS; INTRODUCTION: DATA REQUIREMENTS AND SOURCES. A comparison of old and new instrumentationthe old-style instruments; the new generation of instruments; remote sensing; conclusions; references; 3 statistical considerations; introduction: the value of statistics; time series analysis; spatial analysis; conclusions; references; 4 climate models; introduction: modelling the climate system; global climate models; climate impact models; integrated assessment models; climate model evaluation; conclusions; references; 5 atmospheric resource management; introduction: atmospheric resource management issues. History of atmospheric resource managementcurrent management approaches to air quality problems; integration of air issues; sustainable development and the atmosphere; conclusions; references; part 2: climate and the physical/biological environments; 6 hydrological processes and water resources; introduction: climate and the aquatic environment; hydrological processes; impacts of climate change on hydrological response; impacts of climate change on water resources; conclusions; references; 7 glaciers; introduction: climate and glaciers; glacier types: physical and thermal characteristics. Glaciers: constituent zones and climate controlsthe conversion of snow to glacier ice and the role of climate; glacier mass balance and climate controls; conclusions; references; 8 geomorphic processes and landforms; introduction: climatic geomorphology; climate and geomorphological processes; climate change and landforms; conclusions; references; 9 soils; introduction: soil climate; the soil; the soil atmosphere; soil climate; climate and soil geography; soils and the greenhouse gases; effect of climate change on soils; conclusions; references; 10 vegetation. Introduction: climate and vegetationvegetation communities in the geological past; climate and vegetation today; climate and vegetation in the future; conclusions; references; 11 animal responses to climate; introduction: climate and life; elements of climate; bioclimatic zones; climatic instability; sources of energy; biochemical acclimatization; ectothermy and endothermy; the ectotherm way; the endotherm way; conclusions; references; part 3: climate and the cultural environments; 12 comfort, clothing and health; introduction: human adaptability and microclimate management. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Climatology. |
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| Keyword | Climatic changes. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | 26/04/2018 | 9 | 8669.76 | 551.6 THO/A | 46439 | 09/11/2022 | 29/09/2022 | General Books |