Energy Budget and Ground Temperatures in Hot Regions

Abstract

This report discusses characteristics of the atmospheric energy balance which contribute to the production of high surface air temperatures and high ground temperatures. This discussion is followed by climatological information. The hottest regions are in northwestern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, part of Pakistan, and a small part of the southwestern United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA196298

Entities

People

  • Dorathy A. Stewart

Organizations

  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Climate
  • Dew Point
  • Earth Sciences
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Energy Transfer
  • Geography
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hot Regions
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Oceanography.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.