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The Stratosphere: Phenomena, History, and Relevance

Autor Karin G. Labitzke, Harry van Loon
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 iul 1999
This book describes the discovery of the stratosphere itself and of various unexpected phenomena in the stratosphere: e.g., a manned balloon flight in 1901 as high as 11 km; an expedition to Lake Victoria in Africa in 1908 which found inexplicable west winds in the stratosphere above the equator; and the discovery of the ozone layer in the 1930s, the Berlin Phenomenon in 1952, the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation in 1960, the influence of volcanic eruptions in 1970, the ozone hole in 1984, and the influence of the 11-year solar cycle in 1987. The book also describes how these phenomena are connected with each other and how they create variability in the climate system, in addition to man-made changes, such as the decrease in ozone. We use the stratosphere as one example of Nature's complexity and of how often discoveries are ignored because they do not fit prevalent concepts.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783540657842
ISBN-10: 3540657843
Pagini: 179
Dimensiuni: 162 x 242 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Springer Verlag
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany

Public țintă

Advanced students, researchers in meteorology, climatology, geophysics and atmospheric physics and other fields

Cuprins

Berlin and the Stratosphere.- A Brief Description of the Stratospheric Climate.- Warm and Cold Winters in the Stratosphere.- The Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO).- The Ozone Layer.- The 11-Year Sunspot Cycle and the Stratosphere.- Final Remarks.- Table of Boxes.- Glossary.- Index.

Descriere

This book presents the history, phenomena, and relevance of the stratosphere. Beginning with the discovery of the stratosphere itself, the book explores various unexpected phenomena observed in the stratosphere, such as the ozone hole in 1984 and the influence of the 11-year solar cycle in 1987. It describes the interrelations of stratospheric phenomena and its effects on the variability of the climate system, as well as examines various human impacts on the system such as the decrease in the ozone layer.

Caracteristici

including historical observations