East Asia-A Climatological Study, Volume 1: Continental

Abstract

The climatological study of East Asia is divided into two volumes. Volume 1 discusses the areas of East Asia that are most affected by continental air masses. This includes Tibet, Mongolia and northwest China. After describing the geography and major meteorological features of continental East Asia, the study discusses in detail the climatic controls of each of continental East Asia's three "zones of climatic commonality." Each "season" is defined and discussed in considerable detail including the following: general weather, clouds, visibility, winds, precipitation, temperature, hazards, and trafficability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA383778

Entities

People

  • Charles D. Surls
  • Donald E. Carey
  • Melody L. Higdon
  • Robert S. Lilianstrom

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Central Asia
  • Climate Change
  • Geography
  • Groundwater
  • Heat Energy
  • Humidity
  • Isotherms
  • Latent Heat
  • Meteorology
  • Oceanography
  • Ridges
  • Terrain
  • Topography
  • Transitions
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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