PART Ⅰ THE ELEMENTS OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE 1
INTRODUCTION 3
Ⅰ. AIR TEMPERATURE (INCLUDING INSOLATION) 9
Ⅱ. ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AND WINDS 72
Ⅲ. ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION 144
Ⅳ. AIR MASSES AND FRONTS 190
Ⅴ. STORMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED WEATHER TYPES 238
PART Ⅱ CLIMATIC TYPES AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION 303
INTRODUCTION 305
Ⅵ. THE TROPICAL RAINY CLIMATES (A) 317
Ⅶ. THE DRY CLIMATES (B) 357
Ⅷ. THE HUMID MESOTHERMAL CLIMATES (C) 392
Ⅸ. THE HUMID MICROTHERMAL CLIMATES (D) 442
Ⅹ. POLAR CLIMATES AND HIGHLAND CLIMATES 487
APPENDIXES 515
A. K?PPEN'S AND THORNTHWAITE'S CLASSIFICATIONS OF CLIMATES 517
B. SUPPLEMENTARY CLIMATIC DATA FOR SELECTED STATIONS 522
INDEX 535