Mountain Weather and Climate
- ISBN-10
- 0415071135
- ISBN-13
- 9780415071130
- Series
- Mountain Weather and Climate
- Category
- Mountain climate
- Pages
- 402
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Roger Graham Barry
Description
Fully revised and updated, the second edition ofMountain Weather and Climatecontinues to provide the student and researcher with the definitive reference and guide to weather processes in this complex terrain. Results from recent investigations and other research are incorporated in this edition, and all relevant new literature is fully referenced.
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