LEADER 05159nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910144428903321 005 20170810195513.0 010 $a1-283-85851-7 010 $a0-470-69904-3 010 $a0-470-69847-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000687384 035 $a(EBL)454435 035 $a(OCoLC)609844445 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000354005 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11251618 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000354005 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10302262 035 $a(PQKB)10774618 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC454435 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000687384 100 $a20001102d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aClimatology for airline pilots$b[electronic resource] /$fH.R. Quantick 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMalden, MA $cBlackwell Science$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (298 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-632-05295-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aClimatology for Airline Pilots; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: Global Weather; Chapter 1: Global Air Circulation; 1.1 Idealised circulation; Chapter 2: The Global Overview - Notes; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Atmospheric heat exchange processes; 2.3 Long 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 327 $a4.1 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) 327 $a9.3 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 327 $a11.7 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 327 $aChapter 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 327 $a18.3 September to mid-October 330 $aClimatology - particularly the study of difficult and demanding weather conditions - is of major importance to pilots now that aeroplanes fly over previously unavailable routes such as the North Pole and take direct routes over very large oceans. Existing books on climatology address physical, biological or cultural environments and do not supply adequate information for the pilot. Nor do the present books on aviation meteorology provide sufficient detail on subjects such as arid climates, tropical storms and upper tropospheric winds and temperatures. This new book concentrates on as 606 $aClimatology 606 $aMeteorology 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aClimatology. 615 0$aMeteorology. 676 $a629.1324 700 $aQuantick$b H. R$0873790 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910144428903321 996 $aClimatology for airline pilots$91950653 997 $aUNINA