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981052
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b735422
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Advances in geophysics.\ edited by Barry Saltzman.
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San Diego :: Academic Press,, ©1989.
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Advances in geophysics ;; v. 31
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1 online resource (v, 329 pages) :: illustrations
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0080568610
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: 0120188317
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: 9780080568614
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: 9780120188314
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Front Cover; Advances in Geophysics, Volume 31; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. Hydrostatic Airflow over Mountains; 1. Introduction; 2. Regimes of Flow; 3. Mountain Waves; 4. Wave Breaking and Local Hydraulics; 5. Flow Splitting; 6. Wind Shear; 7. Static Stability Variations; 8. Applications; 9. Unsolved Problems; References; Chapter 2. The Forcing and Maintenance of Global Monsoonal Circulations: An Isentropic Analysis; 1. Introduction; 2. Quasi-horizontal Isentropic Mass and Energy Transport; 3. Empirical Evidence for Global Monsoonal Circulations.
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4. Theoretical Evidence for Global Monsoonal Circulations5. Comparison of Isobaric and Isentropic Results for Global Monsoonal Circulations; 6. Zonally Averaged Circulations; References; Index.
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| Abstract
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ADVANCES IN GEOPHYSICS VOLUME 31.
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Atmospheric circulation.
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Geophysics.
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Hydrostatics.
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Monsoons.
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AIR FLOW.
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Atmospheric circulation.
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ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION.
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Geophysics.
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GEOPHYSICS.
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Hydrostatics.
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HYDROSTATICS.
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Monsoons.
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MOUNTAINS.
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SCIENCE-- Earth Sciences-- Geography.
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SCIENCE-- Earth Sciences-- Geology.
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WIND SHEAR.
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| Dewey Classification
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551
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QC806.A38eb vol. 31
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Saltzman, Barry,1931-
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