This modern climatology textbook explains those climates formed near the ground in terms of the cycling of energy and mass through systems.
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Undoubtedly destined to become a classic. The treatment is sensitively pitched at a level for the non-meteorological specialist in a variety of disciplines in geography, agriculture, forestry, ecology, engineering and planning.
–World Meteorological Organization Bulletin
This well established climatology text explains the climates formed near the ground in terms of the cycling of energy and mass through systems . . . In this second edition, Professor Oke provides a fuller description of the atmospheric layers and gives more emphasis to the whole planetary boundary layer. There are nearly 50 new figures and new material on radiation geometry, the nature of thermals and convective cloud, leaf-air exchange, evapotranspiration from crops and forests, effects of topography on air flow, and the energy balance of cities.
–Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
–World Meteorological Organization Bulletin
This well established climatology text explains the climates formed near the ground in terms of the cycling of energy and mass through systems . . . In this second edition, Professor Oke provides a fuller description of the atmospheric layers and gives more emphasis to the whole planetary boundary layer. There are nearly 50 new figures and new material on radiation geometry, the nature of thermals and convective cloud, leaf-air exchange, evapotranspiration from crops and forests, effects of topography on air flow, and the energy balance of cities.
–Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Met ref......,
By J Zachariassen (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Boundary Layer Climates (Paperback)
I have found this book to be an extremely good reference over the years for a non-meteorologist; this coming from a biogeochemist - I have used it for years and am now buying it. Another very good reference is Stahl (of course)
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Oke is the man,
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This is the most valuable book for any climatologist. It contains the staples of this subject.
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This review is from: Boundary Layer Climates (Paperback)
Why don't we make this good book even better? I happened to notice that the 2nd equation of A1.2 on page 339 was wrong. Cosine value should always be between -1 and +1. In table A3.1 on page 393, SI unit for the last three columns is also problematic. I think it should be sqaure meter per second multiplied by 10 to -6. Check those out.
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The Atmosphere is characterized by phenomena whose space and time scales cover a very wide range. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
reduced sky view factor, vapour density deficit, radiative surplus, saturation vapour density, net pyrradiometer, turbulent surface layer, radiation budget components, heat island intensity, urban boundary layer, sensible heat flux density, radiant input, canyon geometry, surface radiation budget, lee eddy, full radiator, inadvertent climate modification, urban canopy, thermal climate, flux convergence, stomatal activity, sky hemisphere, energy balance components, radiation inversion, unit horizontal area, elevated inversion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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reduced sky view factor, vapour density deficit, radiative surplus, saturation vapour density, net pyrradiometer, turbulent surface layer, radiation budget components, heat island intensity, urban boundary layer, sensible heat flux density, radiant input, canyon geometry, surface radiation budget, lee eddy, full radiator, inadvertent climate modification, urban canopy, thermal climate, flux convergence, stomatal activity, sky hemisphere, energy balance components, radiation inversion, unit horizontal area, elevated inversion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, North American, Atlantic Ocean, Lake Ontario, Kirchhoff's Law New!
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- Weather and Climate Modification by Wilmot N. Hess in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Weather and Life: An Introduction to Biometeorology by W.P. Lowry in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Principles of Environmental Physics, Second Edition by John Monteith in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Climate Near the Ground by Rudolf Geiger in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Atmosphere, Weather and Climate by Roger Barry in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- Atmosphere, Weather and Climate by Roger Barry on 7 pages
- An Urban Approach To Climate Sensitive Design: Strategies for the Tropics by Rohinton Emmanuel on page 19, page 57, and page 94
- The Earth Transformed: An Introduction to Human Impacts on the Environment by Andrew S. Goudie on page 99, and Back Matter
- Contemporary Hydrology: Towards Holistic Environmental Science by R. L. Wilby on page 56, and page 147
- Cities and Natural Process by Michael Hough on page 251, and Back Matter
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