TY - BOOK ID - 29824730 TI - Dryland climatology PY - 2011 SN - 9780521516495 9780511973840 9781108446549 9781139190213 1139190210 0511973845 9781139185318 1139185314 9781139187626 1139187627 9781107215894 1107215897 9786613378392 6613378399 0521516498 9781139500241 1139500244 1139179322 9781139179324 1283378396 9781283378390 1139188909 9781139188906 1139182994 9781139182997 PB - Cambridge : Milton Keynes : Cambridge University Press, Lightning source UK ltd., DB - UniCat KW - Arid regions climate. KW - Arid regions ecology. KW - Arid regions climate KW - Climate, Arid regions KW - Climate, Dryland KW - Dry climate KW - Dryland climate KW - Climatology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:29824730 AB - A comprehensive review of dryland climates and their relationship to the physical environment, hydrology, and inhabitants. Chapters are divided into five major sections on background meteorology and climatology; the nature of dryland climates in relation to precipitation and hydrology; the climatology and climate dynamics of the major dryland regions on each continent; and life and change in the world's drylands. It includes key topics such as vegetation, geomorphology, desertification, micro-habitats, and adaptation to dryland environments. This interdisciplinary volume provides an extensive review of the primary literature (covering nearly 2000 references) and the conventional and satellite datasets that form key research tools for dryland climatology. Illustrated with over 300 author photographs, it presents a unique view of dryland climates for a broad spectrum of researchers, environmental professionals and advanced students in climatology, meteorology, geography, environment science, earth system science, ecology, hydrology and geomorphology. ER -