03383cam a2200313 a 4500 8196 8196 OSt 20200811163332.0 110621s2011 enkab b 001 0 eng 2011026304 9780521516495 pcc QC993.7 .N53 2011 551.65 23 SCI042000 bisacsh Nicholson, Sharon E. Dryland climatology / Sharon E. Nicholson. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. xii, 516 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Preface; 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. "A comprehensive review of dryland climates and their relationship to the physical environment, hydrology, and inhabitants. Chapters are divided into four 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 an extensive review of long-term climate variability 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 over 2500 references) and the conventional and satellite datasets that form key research tools for dryland climatology. Illustrated with over 100 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"-- Arid regions climate. SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology. bisacsh Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97805215/16495/cover/9780521516495.jpg Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1113/2011026304-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1113/2011026304-d.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1113/2011026304-t.html ddc 0 0 ddc 0 551_650000000000000 0 BMSCA BMSCA 2020-08-11 1 551.65 AR-RD51 2022-05-14 00:00:00 2022-05-12 2020-08-11 RD Rack No : S-68