Microclimate and Local Climate

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Roger G. Barry, Peter D. BlankenCambridge University Press, 5/23/2016EAN 9781107145627, ISBN10: 1107145627Hardcover, 379 pages, 26.1 x 18.2 x 1.9 cmLanguage: EnglishThis book provi des an up-to-date, comprehensive treatment of the variables and processes of microclimate and local climate, including radiation balance and energy balance. It describes and explains the climate within the lower atmosphere and upper soil, the region critical to life on Earth. Topics that are covered include not only the physical processes that affect microclimate, but also biological processes that affect vegetation and animals, including people. A geographic tour of the microclimates of the major ecosystems around the world is included. All major biomes and surface types, including urban areas, are examined, and the effects of climate change on microclimate are described. This book is invaluable for advanced students and researchers in climatology in departments of environmental science, geography, meteorology, agricultural science, and forestry.PrefaceAcknowledgements1. IntroductionPart I. Controls of Microclimate2. Microclimatic elements3. Methods of observation and instrumentation4. Radiation5. The energy balance6. Monitoring and modeling of radiation and energy balance via remote sensing and land surface models7. Microclimates of different vegetated environments8. Microclimates of physical systems9. BioclimatologyPart II. Local Climates10. Urban climates11. Topoclimatic effects on microclimatePart III. Environmental Change12. The effects of climate change on microclimatesProblemsGlossarySymbolsSI units and conversionsIndex. Show more