Fundamentals of climatology
by D.S.Lal
- Allahabad Chaitanya Publishing House 2011
- viii, 440p. 24cm
The atmosphere -- Insolation and heat budget -- Temperature of the atmosphere -- Distribution of temperature -- Air pressure and wind -- General circulation of the atmosphere -- The monsoon -- Local winds -- Humidity -- Fog and clouds -- Precipitation -- Atmospheric equilibrium -- Air masses -- Fronts : frontogenesis and frontolysis -- Atmospheric disturbances : cyclones and anti cyclones -- Tropical disturbances --Thunderstroms -- Tornadoes and waterspouts -- Classification of climate -- Climatic types and their distribution -- Climatic changes -- Weather forecasting and analysis