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981182
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b735552
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Advances in geophysics.\ edited by H.E. Landsberg, J. Van Mieghem.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Academic Press,, 1961.
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| Series Statement
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Advances in geophysics ;; v. 8
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1 online resource (x, 392 pages) :: illustrations
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008056836X
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: 0120188082
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: 9780080568362
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: 9780120188086
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Front Cover; Advances in Geophysics, Volume 8; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Chapter 1. Indices of Solar Activity; 1. Introduction; 2. Features of the Undisturbed Sun; 3. Phenomena of the Disturbed Sun; 4. Indirect Indices of Solar Activity; 5. Interrelations; Selected References for Solar Indices; References; Chapter 2. Satellite Studies of the Ionization in Space by Radio; 1. Introduction; 2. Satellites as a Tool in Ionospheric Research; 3. Some Results of the Satellite Experiments; 4. Conclusion; List of Symbols; References.
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10. Meteorological Applications of Constant Level Balloon Oscillations in the Vertical11. Conclusion; List of Symbols; References; Chapter 4. Paleomagnetism; 1. Introduction; 2. Results from Direct Observation of the Geomagnetic Field; 3. Magnetization of Rocks; 4. Paleomagnetic Studies of Field Intensity; 5. Paleomagnetic Studies of Field Direction; 6. Summary; List of Symbols; References; Chapter 5. Numerical Prediction of Storm Surges; 1. Introduction; 2. Mechanism of the Storm Surge; 3. Some Analytical Studies of Storm Surges; 4. Empirical Methods for Prediction of Storm Surges.
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5. Theoretical Basis for a Numerical Prediction6. Numerical Methods; 7. The Meteorological Problem; 8. Experiments in Numerical Prediction; List of Symbols; References; Author Index; Subject Index.
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Chapter 3. Use of Constant Level Balloons in Meteorology1. Introduction; 2. History of the Constant Level Balloon Concept; 3. Constant Level Balloon Instrumentation; 4. The Evaluation of Air-Flow Parameters from Constant Level Balloons; 5. Horizontal and Vertical Sounding Systems-A Critique; 6. The Constant Level Balloon as a Verifier of Trajectory Hindcasts and Forecasts; 7. Climatological Analysis of Operational Transosonde Flights; 8. Singularities and Periodicities Along Transosonde Trajectories; 9. Derivation of Kinematic Properties Other Than the Wind from Constant Level Balloon Data.
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ADVANCES IN GEOPHYSICS VOLUME 8.
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Geology.
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Geophysics.
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Physics.
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Geology.
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Geophysics.
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Physics.
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SCIENCE-- Earth Sciences-- Geography.
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SCIENCE-- Earth Sciences-- Geology.
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| Dewey Classification
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551
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QC801.A2838 1961eb
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QC 801 A244 v.8 1961
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Landsberg, Helmut Erich,1906-1985.
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Mieghem, Jacques van.
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