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Coastal meteorology : a review of the state of the science / / Panel on Coastal Meteorology, Committee on Meteorological Analysis, Prediction, and Research, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council
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Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (111 p.) |
Disciplina: | 551.6914/6 |
Soggetto topico: | Marine meteorology |
Coasts | |
Boundary layer (Meteorology) | |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-99). |
Nota di contenuto: | COASTAL METEOROLOGY -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Boundary Layer Processes -- CURRENT UNDERSTANDING AND CHALLENGES -- The Generic Atmospheric Boundary Layer -- Surface Interactions -- Internal Boundary Layers -- The Inhomogeneous Atmospheric Boundary Layer -- Boundary Layer Clouds -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 3 Thermally Driven Effects -- THE LAND BREEZE AND THE SEA BREEZE -- COASTAL FRONTS -- ICE-EDGE BOUNDARIES -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 4 The Influence of Orography -- INTRODUCTION AND BASIC PARAMETERS -- LOW FROUDE NUMBER FLOW: TRAPPED PHENOMENA -- Isolated Response: Kelvin Wave and Gravity Current -- Damming -- Gap Winds -- MODERATE FROUDE NUMBER FLOW -- KATABATIC AND OTHER LOCAL WINDS -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 5 Interactions with Larger-Scale Weather Systems -- LAND-FALLING HURRICANES -- POLAR AND ARCTIC LOWS -- HYBRID FRONTAL CIRCULATIONS AND WINTER STORMS -- LOCALIZED LATENT HEAT RELEASE -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 6 The Influence of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer on the Coastal Ocean -- COASTAL PROCESSES -- Local and Remote Wind Forcing -- Ocean Fronts -- Storms -- Topography -- AIR-SEA EXCHANGE PROCESSES -- Wind Stress, Heat Flexes, and Trace Gas and Particulate Exchange -- Coupled Interactions with the Planetary Boundary Layer -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 7 Air Quality -- DISPERSION IN THE COASTAL ZONE -- DEVELOPING IMPROVED DISPERSION MODELS -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 8 Capabilities and Opportunities -- OBSERVATIONAL TOOLS -- In Situ Methods -- Remote Sensing -- MODELING TECHNOLOGY -- 9 Educational and Human Resources -- References. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Coastal meteorology ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-280-20309-9 |
9786610203093 | |
0-585-08513-7 | |
0-309-57272-X | |
0-585-14304-8 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910828984803321 |
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