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100 INDEX WEATHER AND CLIMATE 101 ultraviolet, 7, 88, 89 sleet, 42 temperature ozone, 7, 90 Moon, 65 data recorder, 67 radiation fog, 45 snail, weather folklore, 65 atmospheric dynamics, 12 types, 89 morning dew, 65 evaporimeter, 66 radiosonde, 70, 71 snow, 14, 25, 40, 42-43 climate zones, 78 ultraviolet ray, 10-11 signs from plants and animals, 64, 65 heliophanograph, 66 rain, 18, 78 snowfall, record annual, 42 differences over land and ocean, 26-27, 29 valley, wind, 26 weather prediction, 65 hygrothermograph, 67 acid, 87 soil earth, over the years, 82, 90 velocity, wind wind, 65 information compilation, 66-67 causes, 14, 25 acid rain consequences, 87 global warming, 82-83 minimum/maximum, 13 weather forecast, 70-71 meteorological shelter, 67 climatic zones, 78 calcareous, 87 greenhouse effect, 10 tornado, 52 acoustic signal, 70 psychrometer, 67 flooding, 48 drought, 50 measuring instruments, 67 visibility, fog, 44 aerosonde pilotless weather aircraft, 71 rain gauge, 67 formation, 40-41 field capacity, 51 variation, 7 volcanic eruption, 9 air, 70 rain meter, 67 global warming, 82 flooding effects, 48 thermal expansion, 84 almanacs, 65 thermometers, 67 importance, 18-19 saturated, 50 thermal inversion, 11 artificial satellites, 71, 72-73 weather folklore, 64-65 measuring instruments, 67 silicate, 87 thermometer, types, 67 autonomous underwater vehicle, 70 weather maps, 68-69 monsoons, 19, 28-29 water, proportion of, 51 thermosphere, 10 W better forecasts, 71 weather stations, 67 torrential, 19, 49 wilting, 51 thunder, 46 data collection, 70 weather vane, 67 toxic, 86-87 solar radiation, 8, 9, 16 tide, 22 factors affecting, 5 workplace, 66-67 typhoons, 19 absorption, 11 toad, weather folklore, 64 warm front, 14, 15, 68 hurricane hunter P3 airplane, 71 weather station, 67 rain gauge, 67 reflection, 11 topography, irregularities, 12 water, 7, 20-21 land, 70 weather systems analysis, 13 rain meter, 67 solar wind, 16, 17 tornado, 52-53 accumulation, 48-49 launchable sounding probe, 71 weather vane, 67 rainforest, 78 sounding probe, launchable, 71 causes, 52 acid rain consequences, 87 maritime sounding probe, 71 wet-bulb thermometer, 67 religion: See mythology and religion South America damages, 5, 52, 54-55 availability, 21 meteorological aircraft, 71, 81 whirlwind, 26 rocket probe, 10 El Niño, 32-33, 35 formation, 52 circulation, 9 meteorological buoy, 71 wilting, water scarcity, 51 Rossby wave, 14 global warming, 90 Fujita-Pearson scale, 53, 54 clouds, 39 meteorological centers, 71 wind, 7, 8 rotation, Earth, 12 potable water, 21 ten most devastating, 55 distribution worldwide, 21 meteorological station, 70 coastal breeze, 26, 27 Southern Hemisphere, 22, 28, 52, 56 United States, 54-55 droplet formation, 20 oceanographic ship, 70 cold fronts, 14 stationary front, 15, 68 where and when, 53 dry zones, 50 radar station, 71 continentality effect, 27 stratocumulus cloud, 39 wind velocity, 53 evaporation measurement, 66 radiosonde, 70, 71 direction, 13 S stratosphere, 11 toxic rain: See acid rain gods and rituals, 76-77 sea, 70 hurricane, 57 sources, 70 stratus cloud, 38, 39 trade winds, 12, 32 measuring instruments, 67 gaseous state, 20 subpolar arctic current, 23 transpiration, 20 liquid state, 21 weather map, 68-69 monsoon: See monsoon safety, hurricanes, 60-61 Sun, 9 Tri-State tornado (United States), 54-55 ocean currents, 22-23 cold front, 14, 68 mountains, 24-25, 26 Saffir-Simpson category, hurricanes, 56 cosmic ray, 11 tropical cyclone, 36-37 return to ocean, 20 history of, 68 ocean currents, 22 salt water (sea water), 21, 90 radiation, 8-9 See also cyclone; hurricane; typhoon runoff, 21 isobar, 68 solar: See solar wind satellite, 72-73 sunlight measurement, 66 tropical depression, 58 scarcity, 50-51 nomenclature, 68 tides, 22 geostationary, 72 ultraviolet ray, 10-11 tropical zone, 78 seasonal lake circulation, 23 overcast sky, 69 tornado: See tornado infrared images, 71 volcanic eruption, 9 troposphere, 11, 38 soil saturation, 50 symbols, 68 trade, 12, 32 meteorology, 10, 37, 62-63, 70, 71 surface ocean current, 22 tundra, 25, 79 solid state, 21 upper-air, 69 types, 26 military, 10 swallow (bird), weather folklore, 64 typhoon, 19, 36, 57 types, 20, 21 upper-level, 69 valleys, 26 mobile, 72-73 underground circulation, 20-21 warm front, 14, 68 velocity, 13, 69 polar orbit, 72 water cycle, 20-21 wind velocity, 69 weather maps, 69 season, lake circulation variations, 23 water vapor, 10, 20 winds, 69 whirlwind, 26 seaweed, weather folklore, 64 T U-V weather aircraft, 71, 81 weather prediction, 4-5 World Meteorological Organization, 70 shooting star, 11 weather folklore, 64-65 anemometer, 67 silicate soil, 87 almanac forecast, 65 artificial satellites, 72-73 skin cancer, ozone layer weakening, 89 taiga, 25, 79 ultraviolet radiation (UV radiation), 88, 89 clear sunset, 65 barograph, 66 sky, colors, 16-17 temperate zone, 78 CFC gas, 88 clouds, 65 barometers, 66 PDF电子书基地 http://dayo1982.400gb.com

100 INDEX WEATHER AND CLIMATE 101 ultraviolet, 7, 88, 89 sleet, 42 temperature ozone, 7, 90 Moon, 65 data recorder, 67 radiation fog, 45 snail, weather folklore, 65 atmospheric dynamics, 12 types, 89 morning dew, 65 evaporimeter, 66 radiosonde, 70, 71 snow, 14, 25, 40, 42-43 climate zones, 78 ultraviolet ray, 10-11 signs from plants and animals, 64, 65 heliophanograph, 66 rain, 18, 78 snowfall, record annual, 42 differences over land and ocean, 26-27, 29 valley, wind, 26 weather prediction, 65 hygrothermograph, 67 acid, 87 soil earth, over the years, 82, 90 velocity, wind wind, 65 information compilation, 66-67 causes, 14, 25 acid rain consequences, 87 global warming, 82-83 minimum/maximum, 13 weather forecast, 70-71 meteorological shelter, 67 climatic zones, 78 calcareous, 87 greenhouse effect, 10 tornado, 52 acoustic signal, 70 psychrometer, 67 flooding, 48 drought, 50 measuring instruments, 67 visibility, fog, 44 aerosonde pilotless weather aircraft, 71 rain gauge, 67 formation, 40-41 field capacity, 51 variation, 7 volcanic eruption, 9 air, 70 rain meter, 67 global warming, 82 flooding effects, 48 thermal expansion, 84 almanacs, 65 thermometers, 67 importance, 18-19 saturated, 50 thermal inversion, 11 artificial satellites, 71, 72-73 weather folklore, 64-65 measuring instruments, 67 silicate, 87 thermometer, types, 67 autonomous underwater vehicle, 70 weather maps, 68-69 monsoons, 19, 28-29 water, proportion of, 51 thermosphere, 10 W better forecasts, 71 weather stations, 67 torrential, 19, 49 wilting, 51 thunder, 46 data collection, 70 weather vane, 67 toxic, 86-87 solar radiation, 8, 9, 16 tide, 22 factors affecting, 5 workplace, 66-67 typhoons, 19 absorption, 11 toad, weather folklore, 64 warm front, 14, 15, 68 hurricane hunter P3 airplane, 71 weather station, 67 rain gauge, 67 reflection, 11 topography, irregularities, 12 water, 7, 20-21 land, 70 weather systems analysis, 13 rain meter, 67 solar wind, 16, 17 tornado, 52-53 accumulation, 48-49 launchable sounding probe, 71 weather vane, 67 rainforest, 78 sounding probe, launchable, 71 causes, 52 acid rain consequences, 87 maritime sounding probe, 71 wet-bulb thermometer, 67 religion: See mythology and religion South America damages, 5, 52, 54-55 availability, 21 meteorological aircraft, 71, 81 whirlwind, 26 rocket probe, 10 El Niño, 32-33, 35 formation, 52 circulation, 9 meteorological buoy, 71 wilting, water scarcity, 51 Rossby wave, 14 global warming, 90 Fujita-Pearson scale, 53, 54 clouds, 39 meteorological centers, 71 wind, 7, 8 rotation, Earth, 12 potable water, 21 ten most devastating, 55 distribution worldwide, 21 meteorological station, 70 coastal breeze, 26, 27 Southern Hemisphere, 22, 28, 52, 56 United States, 54-55 droplet formation, 20 oceanographic ship, 70 cold fronts, 14 stationary front, 15, 68 where and when, 53 dry zones, 50 radar station, 71 continentality effect, 27 stratocumulus cloud, 39 wind velocity, 53 evaporation measurement, 66 radiosonde, 70, 71 direction, 13 S stratosphere, 11 toxic rain: See acid rain gods and rituals, 76-77 sea, 70 hurricane, 57 measuring instruments, 67 sources, 70 trade winds, 12, 32 gaseous state, 20 stratus cloud, 38, 39 subpolar arctic current, 23 transpiration, 20 liquid state, 21 weather map, 68-69 monsoon: See monsoon safety, hurricanes, 60-61 Sun, 9 Tri-State tornado (United States), 54-55 ocean currents, 22-23 cold front, 14, 68 mountains, 24-25, 26 Saffir-Simpson category, hurricanes, 56 cosmic ray, 11 tropical cyclone, 36-37 return to ocean, 20 history of, 68 ocean currents, 22 salt water (sea water), 21, 90 radiation, 8-9 See also cyclone; hurricane; typhoon runoff, 21 isobar, 68 solar: See solar wind satellite, 72-73 sunlight measurement, 66 tropical depression, 58 scarcity, 50-51 nomenclature, 68 tides, 22 geostationary, 72 ultraviolet ray, 10-11 tropical zone, 78 seasonal lake circulation, 23 overcast sky, 69 tornado: See tornado infrared images, 71 volcanic eruption, 9 troposphere, 11, 38 soil saturation, 50 symbols, 68 trade, 12, 32 meteorology, 10, 37, 62-63, 70, 71 surface ocean current, 22 tundra, 25, 79 solid state, 21 upper-air, 69 types, 26 military, 10 swallow (bird), weather folklore, 64 typhoon, 19, 36, 57 types, 20, 21 upper-level, 69 valleys, 26 mobile, 72-73 underground circulation, 20-21 warm front, 14, 68 velocity, 13, 69 polar orbit, 72 water cycle, 20-21 wind velocity, 69 weather maps, 69 season, lake circulation variations, 23 water vapor, 10, 20 winds, 69 whirlwind, 26 seaweed, weather folklore, 64 T U-V weather aircraft, 71, 81 weather prediction, 4-5 World Meteorological Organization, 70 shooting star, 11 weather folklore, 64-65 anemometer, 67 silicate soil, 87 almanac forecast, 65 artificial satellites, 72-73 skin cancer, ozone layer weakening, 89 taiga, 25, 79 ultraviolet radiation (UV radiation), 88, 89 clear sunset, 65 barograph, 66 sky, colors, 16-17 temperate zone, 78 CFC gas, 88 clouds, 65 barometers, 66 PDF电子书基地 http://dayo1982.400gb.com

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