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Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment
C. Donald Ahrens,Henson Robert +1 more
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In this paper, the authors present an overview of the Earth and its atmosphere, including the following: 1. Earth and Its Atmosphere. 2. Earth's Changing Climate. 3. Seasonal and Daily Temperatures. 4. Atmospheric Humidity. 5. Air Pressure and Winds. 6. Stability and Cloud Development. 7. Precipitation.Abstract:
1. Earth and Its Atmosphere. 2. Energy: Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere. 3. Seasonal and Daily Temperatures. 4. Atmospheric Humidity. 5. Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds. 6. Stability and Cloud Development. 7. Precipitation. 8. Air Pressure and Winds. 9. Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems. 10. Wind: Global Systems. 11. Air Masses and Fronts. 12. Middle-Latitude Cyclones. 13. Weather Forecasting. 14. Thunderstorms. 15. Tornadoes. 16. Hurricanes. 17. Earth's Changing Climate. 18. Global Climate. 19. Air Pollution. 20. Light, Color, and Atmospheric Optics.read more
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Urban-rural fog differences in Belgrade area, Serbia
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of urban development on fog formation are discussed through analysis of fog frequency trends and comparison with a number of meteorological parameters, including mean monthly relative humidity and the mean monthly water vapour pressure.
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Remote Raman Spectroscopy. Profiling Water Vapor and Aerosols in the Troposphere Using Raman Lidars
David D. Turner,D.N. Whiteman +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the history of the Raman effect and the evolution of the water vapor field in the US and the future of water vapor and aerosols.
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The spatial analysis of thunderstorm hazard in Iran
TL;DR: In this paper, the results of temporal analysis of thunderstorm days in Iran showed that in terms of frequency, seasonal occurrence of this phenomenon is mostly in transitional seasons of spring and autumn.
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3.5-micron free-space laser communications
TL;DR: This paper presents a 3.5 micron free-space laser communication system model and its system performance evaluation, and a propagation link budget system model based on MODTRAN simulation results in different weather patterns.