文档介绍：THE FACTS ON FILE
WEATHER
AND
CLIMATE
HANDBOOK
THE FACTS ON FILE
WEATHER
AND
CLIMATE
HANDBOOK
MICHAEL ALLABY
The Facts On File Weather and Climate Handbook
Copyright © 2002 by Michael Allaby
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Allaby, Michael.
The Facts on File weather and climate handbook/Michael Allaby.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8160-4517-8
1. Climatology. 2. Weather. I. Title.
QC981 .A49 2002
—dc21
2001050114
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This book is printed on acid-free paper.
For Ailsa
— M. A.
To my late wife, Jen, who gave me inspiration and support for almost 30 years
— R. G.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
SECTION ONE Glossary 1
SECTION TWO Biographies 189
SECTION THREE Chronology 253
SECTION FOUR Charts & Tables 263
Appendix: mended Reading
& Useful Websites 283
Index 287
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I first studied meteorology very many years ago, during the time I spent
training as a pilot. I became seriously interested in the subject, and also
in climatology, more recently when Jim Lovelock and I collaborated in
writing several articles and two books, all of which were directly or
indirectly about atmosp