Sea Breeze and Local Winds

This book is entirely devoted to the sea breeze, and is aimed at the researcher as well as the general reader.

John E. Simpson (Author)

9780521025959, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 January 2007

252 pages, 174 b/w illus.
24.5 x 19 x 1.7 cm, 0.463 kg

'It is not every specialist who can convey his specialism to the general reader, but the author succeeds well and the book is surely destined to become and remain a leading volume on this specialised but most interesting field … deserves a place in every meterological library and on the bookshelves of any individual for whom this is a topic of special interest.' International Journal of Meteorology

The sea breeze affects our lives in many ways. It controls our local weather, not only on the coast but also in many districts inland. Air pollution and smog, also the distribution of airborne insect pests and the spread of pollen are all controlled by the sea breeze. In the world of sport it is important to glider pilots, sailors and surfers, and balloonists. In the book we see how radar, lidar and satellite photography have helped to forecast and map sea breezes and the all-important 'sea-breeze front'. The book ends with a description of laboratory experiments mostly carried out by the author and his co-workers, and a simple summary of theoretical models. The book will be welcomed by those researching in the subject but will also be valuable to the general reader who is interested in local weather and the natural environment.

Foreword
Preface
1. The sea breeze
2. Formation of the sea breeze
3. Sea-breeze fronts
4. Sea-breeze forecasting
5. Other local winds
6. Air quality
7. Sea breeze interactions
8. Life and the sea breeze
9. Sports
10. Technology: field measurements of the sea-breeze
11. Laboratory measurements
12. Theoretical models
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Atmospheric physics [PHVJ]