Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
REFERENCES AND FURTHER
READING
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Canada(2nd edn), Wiley, Canada, 230pp.
Henderson-Sellers, A. and Robinson, P. J. (1999)
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Hulme, M. and Barrow, E. (eds) (1997) Climates of
the British Isles. Present, Past and Future,
Routledge, London, 454pp. [Treats overall
modern climatic conditions in terms of synoptic
climatology, based on H. H. Lamb; reconstruc-
tion of historical conditions, and future
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[A popular guide to the weather of the western
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Linacre, W. and Hobbs, J. (1977) The Australian
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[Much broader than its title; presents weather
and climate from a Southern Hemisphere
perspective, including chapters on the climates
of the Southern Hemipshere as well as of
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chapters on applied climatology]
Lydolph, P. E. (1977) Climates of the Soviet Union,
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Manley, G. (1952) Climate and the British Scene,
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British climate and its human context]
Meteorological Office (1952) Climatological Atlas of
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Meteorological Office (1962) Weather in the
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Meteorological Office (1964a) Weather in the
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London , 372 pp. [Classic handbook]
Meteorological Office (1964b) Weather in Home
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Palz, W. (ed.) (1984) European Solar Radiation
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Rayner, J. N. (1961) Atlas of Surface Temperature
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specialized work covering radiation balance
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Blüthgen, J. (1966) Allgemeine Klimageographic,
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Bryson, R. A. and Hare, F. K. (eds) (1974) Climates
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account of the circulation systems and climatic
processes; climates of Canada, the USA and
Mexico are treated individually; numerous
statistical data tables]
Bryson, R. A. and Lahey, J. F. (1958) The March of
the Seasons, Meteorological Department,
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Chagnon, S. A. (ed) (1996) The Great Flood of 1993,
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Chandler, T. J. and Gregory, S. (eds) (1976) The
Climate of the British Isles, Longman, London,
390pp. [Detailed treatment by element as well as
synoptic climatology, climate change, coastal,
upland and urban climates; many tables and
references]
Durrenberger, R. W. and Ingram, R. S. (1978) Major
Storms and Floods in Arizona 1862-1977, State
of Arizona, Office of the State Climatologist,
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Environmental Science Services Administration
(1968) Climatic Atlas of the United States, US
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC,
80pp.
Evenari, M., Shanan, L. and Tadmor, N. (1971) The
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Negev Desert]
Flohn, H. (1954) Witterung und Klima in Mittel-
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approach to European climatic conditions]
Gentilli, J. (ed.) (1971) Climates of Australia and New
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Elsevier, Amsterdam, 405pp. [Standard clima-
tology including air masses and synoptic
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Goudie, A. and Wilkinson, J. (1977) The Warm
Desert Environment, Cambridge University
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Green, C. R. and Sellers, W. D. (1964) Arizona
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503pp. [Details on the climatic variability in the
State of Arizona]
