Climatology: New Developments

✍ Scribed by Adam Herveoux (editor), Eric Suthland (editor)

• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 171
• Series: Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology
• Edition: UK ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Presents topical research in the study of climatology. This book discusses topics that include the investigation of possible causative mechanisms behind the Houston cloud-to-ground lightning anomaly; the effects of heat stress on beef cattle production; and, the detection of five-day to one-month surface air temperature predictability.

✦ Table of Contents

CLIMATOLOGY
CLIMATOLOGY
CONTENTS
PREFACE
INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE CAUSATIVE MECHANISMS BEHIND THE HOUSTON CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING ANOMALY
ABSTRACT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. DATA AND METHOD
2.1. Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Dataset
2.2. Meteorological and Pollutant Datasets
2.2.1. Meteorological Analysis
2.2.2. Pollutant Analysis
2.3. Data Filtration – The Use of Selective Exclusion (SE) Filters
2.3.1. Selective Exclusion Filter #1 (SE1) – Large Lightning Event Days
2.3.2. Selective Exclusion Filter #2 (SE2) – Sea Breeze Day Classification
2.3.3. Selective Exclusion Filter #3 (SE3) – Urban Heat Island Classification
2.3.4. Selective Exclusion Filter #4 (SE4) – Aerosol Classification
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
3.1. Component Climatologies
3.1.1. Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Climatology
3.1.2. Surface Temperatures – Establishing the UHI Climatology
3.1.3. Surface Winds & Convergence – Establishing Sea Breeze/Convergence Climatologies
3.1.4. Sulfur-Dioxide (SO2) – Establishing the Climatology of Area Pollutants
3.1.5. Synthesis
3.2. Apportioning the Cause – Selective Exclusion Filtration
3.2.1.Initial Investigation – Application of Filters to Sea Breeze Days Only
3.2.2. Expanding the Dataset – Application of Filters to Synoptically Conditioned Days
4. CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
CLIMATOLOGY: THE EFFECTS OF HEAT STRESS ON BEEF CATTLE PRODUCTION
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS
COW-CALF OPERATIONS
BREED SELECTION
FEEDLOT
MANAGEMENT
SHORT TERM
LONG TERM
REFERENCES
CLIMATOLOGY AND COSMIC RAYS IN NEW DEVELOPMENT
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
1. POSSIBLE LINKS BETWEEN COSMIC RAYS AND CLIMATE
1.1. Analytical Vision to Cosmic Rays - Climate Relations Studies: Other Works
1.2. Our Study to Show How Cosmic Rays Affect Climate
Geomagnetic Activity: aa Index
LOW CLOUD AMOUNTS
SUNSPOT NUMBER
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
DETECTION OF FIVE-DAY TO ONE-MONTH SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE PREDICTABILITY USING INFORMATION THEORY
ABSTRACT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. DATA AND METHODS
3. CONDITIONAL ENTROPY
4. JOINT ENTROPY AND MUTUAL INFORMATION
5. CONCLUSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
TROPICAL CYCLONE-OCEAN INTERACTION: CLIMATOLOGY*
ABSTRACT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. SST AND TCHP
2.1. SST
2.2. TCHP
3. OCEAN DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM
3.1. Model
3.2. Assimilation Scheme
4. SST AND TC INTENSITY IN THE WNP
4.1. TC Activity in the WNP
4.2. SST and Central Pressure
5. TCHP AND TC INTENSITY/INTENSIFICATION IN THE WNP
5.1. Statistics
5.2. Environment for Rapid Intensification
6. TCHP AND TC ACTIVITY ON A CLIMATE SCALE
6.1. Background
6.2. TCHP Climatology
6.3. TCHP Variations
6.4. TCHP and Atmospheric Response on a Seasonal Scale
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
INDEX