Introduction Northern Hemisphere 1

Abstract

A review summary of the climatological environment of the Northern Hemisphere contains a general introduction to the cold regions and a discussion of geographic controls and meteorological aspects including: the hemisphere surface in terms of configuration and relief, vegetation zones and permanent and seasonal ice and snow; the general circulation and weather system dealing with the circumpolar vortex, sea-level pressure and cyclonic frequency, circulation system persistence, and surface weather associated with high latitude pressures; the net radiation and heat balance. Selected bibliographic references are given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0656447

Entities

People

  • Cynthia Wilson

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climatology
  • Cold Regions
  • Drops
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Geography
  • Glaciers
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Latent Heat
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Oceanography
  • Ridges
  • Terrain
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Climatology
  • Polar and Arctic Studies