Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgements; MOUNTAINS AND THEIR CLIMATOLOGICAL STUDY; GEOGRAPHICAL CONTROLS OF MOUNTAIN METEOROLOGICAL ELEMENTS; CIRCULATION SYSTEMS RELATED TO OROGRAPHY; CLIMATIC CHARACTERISTICS OF MOUNTAINS; CASE STUDIES; MOUNTAIN BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CHANGES IN MOUNTAIN CLIMATES; Appendix; General Index; Author Index.
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This book provides a comprehensive text describing and explaining mountain weather and climate processes. It presents the results of a broad range of studies drawn from across the world. The book is useful for specialist courses in climatology as well as for scientists in related disciplines.