Southwest Asia Forecaster's Handbook.

Abstract

This handbook provides meteorological information for forecasters predicting the weather in Southwest Asia. It includes discussions of climatology, forecasting hints and rules-of-thumb, circulation patterns, and other factors that influence the weather. It is divided into four seasons for ease of use. Contents-- Introduction: Topography; Biotic Conditions of Southwest Asia; General Weather and Climate; Climate Controls; Weather Patterns; Southwest (Summer) Monsoon (June-September); Fall Transition Period (October-November); Northeast Monsoon Regime(December-March); Spring Transition (April-May); Special Phenomena; Glossary of Geographical Terms; Reporting Stations; Mean Wind Flows.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA175176

Entities

People

  • Richard G. Peer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Climate
  • Climate Change
  • Drops
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Heat Energy
  • Humidity
  • Indian Ocean
  • Medical Personnel
  • Meteorology
  • Ridges
  • Solar Radiation
  • Terrain
  • Topography
  • Transitions
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Business Analytics