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[A non-mathematical treatment of physical clima-
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and processes.]
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reference source on measurements, a wide range of
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Houghton, H. G. (1985) Physical Meteorology , MIT Press,
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graduate text and reference work in atmospheric
science; treats atmospheric aerosols, radiative transfer,
cloud physics, optical phenomena and atmospheric
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Houghton, J. T. (ed.) (1984) The Global Climate ,
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[Contributions by experts relating to the World Climate
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Lamb, H. H. (1972) Climate: Present, Past and Future 1:
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List, R. J. (1951) Smithsonian Meteorological Tables (6th
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Lockwood, J. G. (1974) World Climatology: An
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[Undergraduate climatology text; following an over-
view of climatic processes and the general circulation,

five chapters treat low-latitude climatic regions and five
chapters cover mid- and high-latitude climates; clear
diagrams and chapter references.]
Lockwood, J. G. (1979) Causes of Climate , Arnold,
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Musk, L. F. (1988) Weather Systems , Cambridge
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Oliver, J. E. and Fairbridge, R. W. (eds) (1987) The
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Palmén, E. and Newton, C. W. (1969) Atmosphere
Circulation Systems: Their Structure and Physical
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work that still lacks a modern equal in its overview of
the global circulation and its major component
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concise introduction.]