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By
Shih-Ang Hsu, Louisiana State University
Description
Coastal meteorology is an integral part of the total system approach to understanding coastal environments. This book provides information
for students who are not necessarily majoring in meteorology or atmospheric sciences but who nonetheless have need of such knowledge.
Scientists, engineers, and coastal planners will also find this book a useful resource for familiarizing themselves with meteorological
information.
Audience
Meteorologists, marine and coastal engineers, coastal environmental scientists, physical oceanographers, and graduate-level students in these fields.
Contents
Introduction. Radiation. Atmospheric Thermodyanmics. Atmospheric Dynamics. Synoptic Meteorology and Weather at Sea. Atmospheric Boundary
Layers and Air-Sea Interaction. Air-Sea-Land Interaction. Engineering Meteorology. Appendix A. Units, Constants, and Conversions. Appendix
B. The Beaufort Wind Scale. Appendix C. The Saffir/Simpson Damage-Potential Scale. Appendix D. Decomposition of the Vector Wind into
U and V Components. Appendix E. List of Symbols for Surface Analysis.References. Index
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Hardbound, 260 pages, publication date: MAY-1988
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-357955-3
ISBN-10: 0-12-357955-4
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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