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020			_a0415141001 (cloth)
020			_a041514101X (paper)
040			_cCUS
082	0	0	_a551.6 _bTHO/A
245	0	0	_aApplied climatology : _bprinciples and practice / _cedited by Russell D. Thompson and Allen Perry.
260			_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c1997.
300			_axxiii, 352 p., [4] p. of plates : _bill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; _c26 cm.
505			_aCOVER; 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	_aClimatology. _96233
650		0	_aClimatic changes. _95487
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