LEADER 04080nam 22006732 450 001 9910781861403321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-107-21589-7 010 $a1-139-17932-2 010 $a1-283-37839-6 010 $a9786613378392 010 $a1-139-18890-9 010 $a1-139-18762-7 010 $a1-139-19021-0 010 $a1-139-18299-4 010 $a1-139-18531-4 010 $a0-511-97384-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000000061258 035 $a(EBL)807264 035 $a(OCoLC)782876948 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000570561 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11377164 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000570561 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10605829 035 $a(PQKB)11327676 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511973840 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC807264 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL807264 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10520679 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL337839 035 $a(OCoLC)773615084 035 $a(PPN)261364251 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000061258 100 $a20101011d2011|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDryland climatology /$fSharon E. Nicholson$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 516 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-108-44654-X 311 $a0-521-51649-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface; Acknowledgements; Part I. The Dryland Environment:1. Introduction to dryland environments; 2. The geomorphologic background; 3. Vegetation of the dryland regions; Part II. The Meteorological Background: 4. The general atmospheric circulation; 5. The global distribution of arid climates and rainfall; 6. Radiation, heat and surface exchange processes; 7. Water balance; 8. Evaporation; Part III. The Climatic Environment of Drylands: 9. Defining aridity: the classification and character of dryland climates; 10. Desert microclimate; 11. Precipitation in the drylands; 12. Hydrologic processes in the drylands; 13. Desert winds and dust; Part IV. The Earth's Dry Lands: 14. North America; 15. South America; 16. Subsaharan Africa; 17. The Mediterranean lands; 18. Australia; 19. Asia; 20. Coastal deserts; Part V. Life and Change in the Dryland Regions: 21. Drought and other hazards; 22. Desertification; 23. People in the dryland environments; 24. Plant and animal life in the desert; 25. Climatic variability and climatic change; Index. 330 $aA comprehensive review of dryland climates and their relationship to the physical environment, hydrology, and inhabitants. Chapters are divided into five major sections on background meteorology and climatology; the nature of dryland climates in relation to precipitation and hydrology; the climatology and climate dynamics of the major dryland regions on each continent; and life and change in the world's drylands. It includes key topics such as vegetation, geomorphology, desertification, micro-habitats, and adaptation to dryland environments. This interdisciplinary volume provides an extensive review of the primary literature (covering nearly 2000 references) and the conventional and satellite datasets that form key research tools for dryland climatology. Illustrated with over 300 author photographs, it presents a unique view of dryland climates for a broad spectrum of researchers, environmental professionals and advanced students in climatology, meteorology, geography, environment science, earth system science, ecology, hydrology and geomorphology. 606 $aArid regions climate 615 0$aArid regions climate. 676 $a551.65 686 $aSCI042000$2bisacsh 700 $aNicholson$b Sharon E.$01554340 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781861403321 996 $aDryland climatology$93815529 997 $aUNINA