Applied climatology : principles and practice / edited by Russell D. Thompson and Allen Perry.

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.