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The Meteorology and Climate of Tropical Africa

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  • © 2001

Overview

  • Detailed meteorological maps showing monthly mean atmospheric circulation and pressure both at ground level and at altitude
  • Detailed climatological maps showing rainfall temperature and climatic classification
  • The only work that decribes the significant factors that govern the meteorology and climate of tropical Africa
  • A new approach to the dynamics of tropical African circulation
  • Provides a detailed treatment of disturbances, climate classifications and climate change

Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)

Part of the book sub series: Environmental Sciences (ENVIRONSCI)

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Keywords

  • climatology
  • meteorology and tropics

About this book

This unique book includes 250 maps related to various factors of meteorology and climate and their effects on the African continent. It provides detailed coverage of fundamentally important issues concerning African meterology, climatology, tropical circulation, rainfall, drought and climate change.

Authors and Affiliations

  • CNRS, UMR 260, Lyon CX 02, France

    Marcel Leroux

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Meteorology and Climate of Tropical Africa

  • Authors: Marcel Leroux

  • Series Title: Springer Praxis Books

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-42636-3Published: 01 September 2001

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXVI, 548

  • Additional Information: Original French edition published by Champion/Slatkine, Paris, 1983. Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK

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