http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
1. Introduction and history of meteorology and climatology -- The atmosphere -- Solar energy -- Global circulation -- Climatology -- Mid-latitude disturbances -- The polar regions -- Tropical weather -- Paleoclimates -- The global climate system -- 2. Atomospheric composition, mass and structure -- Composition of the atmosphere -- Mass of the atmosphere -- The layering of the atmosphere -- 3. Solar radiation and the global energy budget -- Solar radiation -- Surface receipt of solar radiation and its effects -- Terrestrial infared radiation and the greenhouse effect -- Heat budget of the earth -- Atmospheric energy and horizontal heat transport -- 4. Atmospheric moisture budget -- The global hydrological cycle -- Humidity -- Evaporation -- Condensation -- Precipitation characteristics and measurement -- 5. Atmospheric instability, cloud formation and precipitation processes -- Adiabetic temperature changes -- Condensation level -- Air stability and instability -- Cloud formation -- Formation of precipitation -- Precipitation types -- Thunderstorms -- 6. Atmospheric motion : principles -- Laws of horizontal motion -- Divergence, vertical motion and vorticity -- Local winds -- 7. Planetary-scale motions in the atmosphere and ocean -- Variation of pressure and wind velocity with height -- The global wind belts -- The general circulation -- Ocean structure and circulation -- 8. Numerical models of the general circulation, climate and weather prediction -- Fundamentals of the GCM -- Model simulations -- Data sources for forecasting -- Numerical weather prediction -- 9. Mid-latitude synoptic and mesoscale systems -- The air-mass concept -- Nature of the source area -- Air-mass modification -- Frontogenesis -- Frontal characteristics -- Zones of wave development and frontogenesis -- Surface-upper-air relationships and the formation of frontal cyclones -- Non-frontal depressions -- Mesoscale convective systems -- 10. Weather and climate in middle and high latitudes -- Europe -- North America -- The subtropical margins -- High latitudes -- 11. Tropical weather and climate -- The intertropical convergence -- Tropical disturbances -- The South Asian monsoon -- East Asian and Australian summer monsoons -- Central and southern Africa -- Amazonia -- El nino : southern oscillation (ENSO) events -- Other sources of climatic variations in the tropics -- Forecasting tropical weather -- 12. Boundary layer climates -- Surface energy budgets -- Non-vegetated natural surfaces -- Vegetated surfaces -- Urban surfaces -- 13. Climate change -- General considerations -- Climate forcing, feedback and response -- The climatic record -- Understanding recent climatic change -- Projections of temperature change through the twenty-first century -- Projected change in other system components.
Includes bibliographical references and index.