The Hadley Circulation
Subtitle: Present, Past and Future (Advances in Global Change Research)
Contributors: Henry F. Diaz (Editor); Raymond S. Bradley (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: February 24, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 511
ISBN-13: 9781402029431
Subjects: Atmospheric regions; Science/Mathematics; Geophysics; Science; Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology; Environmental Science; Science / Meteorology; Research & Methodology
First sentence: Near the turn of the eighteenth century, two eminent British scientistsSir Edmund Halley (of comet fame) and Sir George Hadleyput forth a conceptual framework aimed at explaining the nature of the observed wind patterns in the tropics.