Meteorological measurement systems / Fred V. Brock and Scott J. Richardson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brock, Fred V.

Contributor:

Richardson, Scott J.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Meteorological instruments.

Meteorology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Meteorological Measurement Systems' treats instrumentation used in meteorological surface systems, both on the synoptic scale and the mesoscale, and the instrumentation used in upper air soundings. The text includes material on first- and second-order differential equations as applied to instrument dynamic performance, and required solutions are developed.

Contents:

Contents; 1 Overview; 2 Barometry; 3 Static Performance Characteristics; 4 Thermometry; 5 Hygrometry; 6 Dynamic Performance Characteristics, Part 1; 7 Anemometry; 8 Dynamic Performance Characteristics, Part 2; 9 Precipitation Rate; 10 Solar and Earth Radiation; 11 Visibility and Cloud Height; 12 Upper Air Measurements; 13 Sampling and Analog-to-Digital Conversion; A: Units and Constants; B: Thermistor Circuit Analysis; C: A Data Logger; D: Circuits; E: Geophysical Coordinate System; F: Instrumentation Glossary; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-028545-1

0-19-756158-6

1-280-83419-6

9786610834198

0-19-803074-6

1-60119-897-3

OCLC:

352886811