Manual of Meteorology: Volume 3, The Physical Processes of Weather (Paperback)

List of illustrations; Table of symbols used on this and other volumes; List of words used in special senses; The physical processes of weather; 1. Gravity-waves in water and air; 2. Sound-waves; 3. Atmospheric optics; 4. Radiation and its problems; 5. The controlling influences of radiation; 6. Air as worker; 7. The liability of the environment; 8. Side-light on convexion and cloud; 9. Electrical energy in the atmosphere; 10. Convexion in the general circulation; Index.