Introduction to meteorology /
Sverre Petterssen.
- 2a ed.
- New York : McGraw-Hill, 1958.
- ix, 327p. : figuras
The atmosphere - Instruments and observations - Clouds and precipitation - Condensation and precipitation processes - Heat and temperature changes - Radiation and exchange of heat - Showers, thunderstorms, hail and tornadoes - Haze, mist, smog and fog - The laws of motion - Local wind systems - The major wind systems - Air masses - Fronts and frontgenesis - Cyclones and anticyclones - Tropical disturbances, storms and hurricanes - Temperature regimes - World climates - From weather lore to forecasting.