Southeast Asia: A Climatological Study

Abstract

A climatological study of southeast Asia, a region that comprises Cambodia, Loas, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. After describing the geography and major meteorological features of the entire region, the study discusses in detail the climatic controls of each of southeast Asia's six zones of climatic commonality. Each season is defined and discussed in considerable detail, to include general weather, clouds, visibility, winds, precipitation, temperature, hazards, and trafficability

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA286960

Entities

People

  • Charles D. Surls
  • Christopher A. Donahue
  • John W. Louer Iii
  • Joy L. Harding
  • Kathleen M. Traxler
  • Kenneth P. Cloys
  • Kenneth R. Walters Sr.
  • Melody L. Higdon
  • Michelle E. Edwards
  • Scott A. Straw

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Geography
  • Heat Energy
  • Latent Heat
  • Meteorology
  • Oceanography
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Research Facilities
  • Ridges
  • Storm Surges
  • Terrain
  • Topography
  • Transitions
  • Turbulence
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Theoretical Analysis.