Eastern Europe: A Climatological Study.

Abstract

A climatological study of Eastern Europe, a region that comprises Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, the former Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey west of the Sea of Marmara; also, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan west of 60 deg E, including Novaya Zemyla. For this study, the entire region is divided into eight zones of climatic commonality. After describing the general geography of Eastern Europe, the study discusses major meteorological features of the entire region. Geography and the major climatic controls for each of the eight climatic commonality zones are then described. Finally, each season is defined and discussed in considerable detail, to include typical weather, clouds, visibility, winds, precipitation, temperature, and weather hazards....Climatology, Meteorology, Weather, Geography, Eastern Europe, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia/Herzegovenia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Baltic States, Moldova, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA269200

Entities

People

  • John W. Louer Iii
  • Kathleen M. Traxler
  • Kenneth R. Gibson
  • Michael T. Gifford
  • Richard D. Arnold

Organizations

  • Air Force Technical Applications Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Czech Republic
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Eastern Europe
  • Europe
  • Geography
  • Lithuania
  • Macedonia
  • Montenegro
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Yugoslavia

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution