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Climatology

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. G. Fischer
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Part of the book series: Landolt-Börnstein: Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology - New Series (LANDOLT 3, volume 4c1)

Part of the book sub series: Geophysics (LANDOLT 5)

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Table of contents (45 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

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  2. 11.1 Qualitative definitions of climate

    • M. Hantel, H. Kraus, C.-D. Schönwiese
    Pages 1-5

  3. 11.2 The climate system

    • M. Hantel, H. Kraus, C.-D. Schönwiese
    Pages 5-9

  4. 11.3.1 Spectral definition of climate

    • M. Hantel, H. Kraus, C.-D. Schönwiese
    Pages 10-18

  5. 11.3.2 Scale definition of climate

    • M. Hantel, H. Kraus, C.-D. Schönwiese
    Pages 19-25

  6. 11.3.3 The Köppen type classification

    • M. Hantel, H. Kraus, C.-D. Schönwiese
    Pages 25-26

  7. 11.4 References for 11

    • M. Hantel, H. Kraus, C.-D. Schönwiese
    Pages 27-28

  8. 14.1 Scope of consideration

    • H. Kraus
    Pages 29-31

  9. 14.2.1 The hydrodynamic equations

    • H. Kraus
    Pages 32-33

  10. 14.2.2 The surface energy balance

    • H. Kraus
    Pages 33-49

  11. 14.2.3 The boundary layer thermodynamic energy budget

    • H. Kraus
    Pages 50-57

  12. 14.2.4 Gravity generated winds

    • H. Kraus
    Pages 57-72

  13. 14.2.5 Roughness effects

    • H. Kraus
    Pages 73-74

  14. 14.2.6 Leading edge effects

    • H. Kraus
    Pages 75-80

  15. 14.2.7 Effects of surface elevation

    • H. Kraus
    Pages 81-85

  16. 14.3 List of symbols and abbreviations

    • H. Kraus
    Pages 85-87

  17. 14.4 References for 14

    • H. Kraus
    Pages 88-92

  18. 15.1 Introduction

    • C.-D. Schönwiese
    Pages 93-94

  19. 15.2 Information sources

    • C.-D. Schönwiese
    Pages 94-95

  20. 15.3 Remarks on statistical problems

    • C.-D. Schönwiese
    Pages 98-100
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Meteorology was first considered in Landolt-Börnstein in Volume III (published 1952) of the 6th Edition. At that time, nine contributions with 153 pages seemed enough. In the meantime, meteorology has experienced a worldwide boom owing to the growing interest in environmental problems. New observation and evaluation methods together with high performance computers have produced an ever increasing amount of data on the atmosphere, which are being exploited for weather and climate problems in various ways. In addition to the improved knowledge gained directly by these observations they are indispensable in the verification of the diagnosed and predicted atmospheric states obtained by mathematically based weather forecasting and climate models. Volume V/4 of the New Series covers the field of meteorology as the physics of the atmosphere in several subvolumes. The first, V/4 a "Thermodynamical and dynamical structures of the global atmosphere", appeared in 1986. It was followed by subvolume V/4 b dealing with the physical and chemical data of the atmosphere. Subvolume V/4 c is concerned with the physical and meteorological aspects of climate. The first part, V/4 c 1, presented here, contains contributions on climate definition, specific surfaces climates, climate variations, and the planetary boundary layer. The second part, V/4 c 2, will treat the present global surface climate and the mathematical and physical concepts of climate modelling.

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