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United States Navy: Office of Naval Research, 1989. Comprehensive text presents a detailed illustrated survey of oceanographic phenomena observed by astronauts from space, including sets of internal waves as they propagate through the Strait of Gibralter; the complex linking of spiral eddies; the continuous scar of ship wakes covering hundreds of miles on the ocean surface; coastal depositional features; local wind systems; oceanic islands- volcanic and coral reefs; manmade pollution at sea; suloys, or lines of chaotic seas; etc. Includes sections on the shuttle flights and crews; photographic equipment; crew support. 200 pgs. Illustrated with full-color photographs. Minor rubbing to covers; minor slight crease on top edge. . First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

: U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office, 1960. Classic comprehensive text covers topics in wave amplitude and height; generation and forecasting of sea waves; wave propagation and forecasting swell waves; waves from several storms; effects of viscosity; synoptic forecasting methods and weather map analysis; accurate determination of wind velocity; wave refraction; operational applications of forecasting methods; landing and takeoff conditions for seaplanes; propagation of waves outside the fetch; etc. 284 pgs. Illustrated. Rear envelope pocket contains enlarged graphs. Gilt spine and front cover. A few isolated pages of neat underlines- does not affect the general text. Frontispiece of the Carrier Division 27. Minimal shelfwear. Minor scuff mark to rear cover.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1985. Comprehensive classic text on statistical meteorology presents detailed coverage of developments in probability and statistics relative to the field of atmospheric sciences, including exploratory multivariate analysis and comparisons of data; time series analysis-time and frequancy domain; statistical and probabilistic weather forecasting; forecast evaluation; design and evaluation of weather modification; Bayesian inference; decision analysis; etc. 545 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier, 1965. Classic comprehensive text contains technical papers presented by leading international scientists at the Third Int'l Conference on Atmospheric and Space Electricity held in Montreux, Switzerland, 1963. Topics covered include general problems in atmospheric electricity (fair weather and disturbed weather); theories of charge generation in thunderstorms; physics of lightning; relation of lightning to other geophysical and physical phenomena; space electricity; etc. 616 pgs. Illustrated. Small stamp to outer edge; clean pocket remnant on rear endpaper. Some rubbing to spine edges; upper corners slightly bumped. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library.

Princeton, N.J.: Science Press, 1977. Comprehensive text presents technical papers presented at the Radiation Symposium held at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany in August 1976 from leading international scientists, dealing with a broad range of topics covering aerosols in the troposphere; chemical, physical and radiation properties of aerosols; stratospheric aerosols; remote sensing and problems of aerosol inversion; clouds and radiation; radiative transfer in scattering and polluted atmospheres; radiative transfer in the ocean and ocean-atmosphere systems; remote sounding of the upper atmosphere; remote sensing of the atmosphere; lidar sounding of the atmosphere; ground reflection and ground truth; radiation and climate; longwave radiation field and radiation climatology; solar radiation; major experiments; etc. 630 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's nameplate pastedown on front endpaper; clean pocket remnant on rear endpaper. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/ . Illus. by .… Leer más

National Bureau of Standards, 1966. Comprehensive text includes the refraction of radio waves, the refractive index structure of the lower atmosphere on both synoptic and climatic scales, radio-meteorological parameters, and the absorption of radio waves by the various constituents of the lower atmosphere. 435 pgs. Illustrated. Signed inscription by Bean on endpaper. Spine slightly faded. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 1994. Comprehensive text presents expert views on regional organizations, transboundary water resources, transboundary marine fisheries and climate change research in the context of global warming. Includes topics in regional implications of global climate change; political and scientific aspects of global warming; aspects of regional cooperation in the marine sciences; climate change and international water problems; etc. 208 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Geneva, Switzerland: World Meteorological Association, 1999. Comprehensive text presents assessment reports delivered to the parties to the United Nations Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Includes data on halocarbon, ozone, and temperature changes; a review of advances in understanding the processes involved; assessment of the impacts of ozone changes, including ultraviolet radiation at the earth's surface, climate effects of ozone and halocarbon changes; upper and lower stratospheric processes; etc. Over 700 pgs. Illustrated. Upper and lower corners slightly bumped. Minimal shelfwear. Heavy item.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Oxford, UK: Pergamon Press, 1989. Comprehensive extensively revised and updated text presents detailed coverage of mesoscale meteorology, radar cloud studies and numerical cloud modelling, development of precipitation atmospheric thermodynamics, nucleation of water droplets and ice crystals; a new section on observed cloud properties; sections on severe storms, precipitation processes and large scale aspects of cloud physics, have been revised. 293 pgs. Illustrated.. Third Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1988. Comprehensive text identifies potential regional societal responses to a possible climactic change, taking a close look at several regional scenarios based on actual, prolonged, outlying climactic events that have occurred recently in North America. Case studies identify actors at the local, regional, or federal levels and assess their perceptions and responses, identifying the rigidities and flexibilities of various communities in dealing with climate change. 428 pp. Illustrated.. First Edition. Soft Cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1987. Scholarly text contains five lectures which approaches the global climate problems from different directions and illustrates the intracacies and interdependancies of our climate system. 200 pgs. Illustrated.. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

U.K.: Pergamon Press Ltd. , 1980. Comprehensive advanced rare two-volume text includes selected technical papers from over 250 submissions by leading global field experts. Text is divided into 10 technical sessions: I-Social and Economic Impact of Wind Storms; II-Wind-Characteristics and Description; III - Local Wind Environment; IV- Wind Loading-Mean and Fluctuating Internal and Mean External; V- Wind Loading-Fluctuating External; VI- Dynamic Response-Tall Buildings and Towers; VII- Dynamic Response-Bridges, Transmission Towers and Roof Membranes; VIII - Physical and Mathematical Modeling; IX- Wind-Engineering Applications; X- Wind- Engineering Practice. 1444 pgs. collectively. Illustrated. Corners slightly bumped; minor shelfwear. Heavy Item.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boca Raton, FL.: CRC Press, 1994. Comprehensive revised and updated reference text provides an important foundation for the practice of dispersion modeling. Detailed topics include: estimatesof atmospheric dispersion; effective height of transmission; Gaussian methods; converion of concentrates; topography; total dosage from a finite release; meteorological conditions associated aith maximum concentrations; buoyancy-induced dispersion; etc. 180 pgs. Illustrated. Includes a Sealed 3.5" accompanying floppy diskette. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1983. Classic comprehensive text presents a collection of fourteen scholarly essays which contains a detailed analysis of the legal and institutional aspects of global climate change and weather-related problems and activities. Topics covered include problems and challenges posed by climate and weather changes in a political context; appraisals of several options for unilateral, bilateral, and multilateral atmospheric management; recommendations for reduction and amelioration of the adverse global effects of climate fluctuations and changes. 264 pgs. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.