Weather and Life. An Introduction to Biometeorology

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Pages xi-xiii
Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION, Pages 1-5
Chapter 2 - ENERGY AND ECOLOGY, Pages 9-12
Chapter 3 - RADIATION, Pages 13-30
Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE, Pages 31-63
Chapter 5 - ENVIRONMENTAL MOISTURE, Pages 64-87
Chapter 6 - WIND, ADVECTION, AND TURBULENT TRANSFER, Pages 88-110
Chapter 7 - THE ENERGY-BUDGET CONCEPT, Pages 113-121
Chapter 8 - ENERGY BUDGETS OF PARTICULAR SYSTEMS, Pages 122-151
Chapter 9 - INSTRUMENTATION AND DATA COLLECTION, Pages 152-160
Chapter 10 - PLANTS AND THE ATMOSPHERE: PHYSIOLOGY, Pages 163-181
Chapter 11 - PLANTS AND THE ATMOSPHERE: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, Pages 182-199
Chapter 12 - ARTIFICIAL CONTROL OF PLANT ENVIRONMENTS, Pages 200-218
Chapter 13 - ANIMALS AND THE ATMOSPHERE, Pages 219-239
Chapter 14 - HUMANS AND THE ATMOSPHERE, Pages 240-261
Chapter 15 - THE CLIMATE OF THE CITY, Pages 265-279
Chapter 16 - AIR POLLUTION METEOROLOGY, Pages 280-288
Chapter 17 - A LOOK BACKWARD AND A LOOK FORWARD, Pages 289-291
Solutions to Selected Problems, Pages 292-293
Supplementary Reading List, Pages 294-295
AUTHOR INDEX, Pages 297-298
SUBJECT INDEX, Pages 299-305
Inside Back Cover, Pages 309-319