Author: David Atlas
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-03-30
Total Pages: 817
ISBN-13: 193570415X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This fully illustrated volume covers the history of radar meteorology, deals with the issues in the field from both the operational and the scientific viewpoint, and looks ahead to future issues and how they will affect the current atmosphere. With over 200 contributors, the volume is a product of the entire community and represents an unprecedented compendium of knowledge in the field.
Author: Howard B. Bluestein
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780195307115
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For scientists, amateur weather enthusiasts, or anyone intrigued or terrified by a darkening sky, this book provides not only a history of tornado research, but a vivid look into the origin of the storms. 67 color illustrations.
Author: D. D. Grantham
Publisher:
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The frequency and probability of radar echoes of convective clouds over the United States are presented. Analysis of three years of observations from a 31-station WSR-57 weather radar network indicates that at all altitudes, radar echo probabilities are greatest over Florida and the Gulf coast, generally decreasing northward over the United States. Also, largest probabilities for most layers and locations occur in summer. Echoes have been reported up to at least 70 kft in May, June, and July, and up to 60 kft in winter. Diurnal variations reveal greatest probabilities between 1600 and 2100 LST in all regions. Largest mean monthly 3-hour values are 85 percent, and the maximum mean daily range is roughly 65 percent in the southeast during the summer months. The probability of an echo-free horizontal view near the earth's surface for a 100-mile range is also presented. Tabulations of echo-free sectors, as percent of the 360-degree radar scope, show that the probability of obstructions to a horizontal view increases generally from northwest to southwest during all seasons. The probability of having no echoes is greater in winter than in summer except along the Pacific coastal region. Diurnal variability is larger in July than in January. (Author)
Author: United States. Office of Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
Publisher:
Published: 1969
Total Pages: 90
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: U.S. Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
Publisher:
Published:
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Advisory Committee on Technology and Society
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 1298
ISBN-13: 9780309037860
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Cities and Their Vital Systems asks basic questions about the longevity, utility, and nature of urban infrastructures; analyzes how they grow, interact, and change; and asks how, when, and at what cost they should be replaced. Among the topics discussed are problems arising from increasing air travel and airport congestion; the adequacy of water supplies and waste treatment; the impact of new technologies on construction; urban real estate values; and the field of "telematics," the combination of computers and telecommunications that makes money machines and national newspapers possible.