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waves (Rossby waves); 2.4 Ocean currents; 2.5 Arid climates; 2.6 Deserts; 2.7 'Trade winds' and 'trade-wind inversions'; 2.8 Thunderstorms; 2.9 Polar lows; 2.10 Temperate maritime climates; References; Chapter 3: Upper Winds and Jet Streams; 3.1 Upper winds; 3.2 Jet streams; References; Chapter 4: Easterly Waves |
4.1 Wave disturbancesReference; Chapter 5: The Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ); 5.1 Introduction; Chapter 6: Tropical Storms; 6.1 Classification of tropical cyclones; References; Chapter 7: Upper Air Temperature and Tropospheric Heights; 7.1 Height of the 0°C isotherm; 7.2 Height of the -40°C isotherm; 7.3 Height of the tropopause; Chapter 8: Polar Climates; 8.1 Inversions; 8.2 Surface temperatures; 8.3 Flying conditions, North polar region; References; Chapter 9: The Climatic Zones; 9.1 Equatorial zone (wet equatorial climate); 9.2 Savannah zone (trade wind littoral climate) |
9.3 Arid subtropical zone (tropical desert and steppe climate)9.4 Warm temperate (transitional) zone (Mediterranean climate); 9.5 Cool temperate zone (middle latitude climate); 9.6 Boreal zone (mid-latitude steppe climate); 9.7 Polar (tundra climate); 9.8 Polar zones (perpetual frost); Part 2: Route and Area Climatology; Chapter 10: Introduction and the North Atlantic; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Route climatology in the North Atlantic; Chapter 11: Weather in the Arctic (North of 66°N); 11.1 Ice; 11.2 Pressure distribution; 11.3 Temperature; 11.4 Precipitation; 11.5 Cloud; 11.6 Fog |
11.7 Ice accretion/freezing levels11.8 Aurora Borealis; Chapter 12: Weather in Arctic Regions of Norway (Coastal Area); 12.1 Effect of different air masses; Chapter 13: Weather in Europe; 13.1 Central Europe; 13.2 Eastern Europe; Chapter 14: Weather in the Mediterranean; 14.1 Arctic and polar continental air (A, Pc); 14.2 Polar maritime air (Pm); 14.3 Tropical continental air (Tc); 14.4 Tropical maritime air (Tm); 14.5 Mediterranean air; 14.6 Special phenomena; 14.7 Khamsin or Ghibli depressions; 14.8 Sandstorms, duststorms and rising sand; 14.9 Summary of local winds in the Mediterranean |
Chapter 15: Weather in Africa15.1 Movement of the ITCZ; 15.2 The North-African coast to the Red Sea; 15.3 Khartoum to tropical East Africa; 15.4 Tropical E Africa to South Africa; 15.5 Low-level jet stream: from (Findlater 1969); 15.6 West Africa; References; Chapter 16: Weather in the Middle East; 16.1 Flying weather; 16.2 Pressure systems; 16.3 Upper winds; Chapter 17: Weather - Arabian Gulf to Singapore; 17.1 Tropical depressions and cyclones; 17.2 Climate of Malaysia; 17.3 Summary; Chapter 18: Weather - Singapore to Japan; 18.1 November to March; 18.2 April to August |
18.3 September to mid-October |