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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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Melt-freeze crust formation and evolution in the Columbia Mountains
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a literature review of the literature on avalanche characteristics and their application in the field of field study areas in the Columbia Mountains of the US. But they do not provide a detailed review of their work.
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How to build a mini meteorological station for your school? – A project with a citizen science perspective
Mária Pető,Andrea Király +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a system to measure atmospheric climate variables (e.g. air temperature, air pressure, humidity) and demonstrate and explain some weather phenomenon using a minimeteo station.
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Effects of Sea Level Variation on Biological and Chemical Concentrations in a Coastal Upwelling Ecosystem
Marilia Mitidieri Fernandes de Oliveira,Gilberto C. Pereira,Jorge Luiz Fernandes de Oliveira,Nelson F. F. Ebecken +3 more
TL;DR: In this article, a spatial and temporal database from Quick Scatterometer, satellite vector wind, surface stations from the Southeast coast of Brazil and surface seawater data collected in Anjos Bay, Arraial do Cabo city, northeast of Rio de Janeiro State were used to investigate the meteorological influences in the variability of the dissolved oxygen, nutrients, meroplankton larvae andchlorophyll-a concentrations.
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Geofuels: Energy and the Earth
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the geologic underpinnings of bio-fuels and discuss the long-term energy and time evolution of the Earth from the fossil fuel origins.