Desert Meteorology

1. The atmospheric dynamics of deserts
2. The climates of the world deserts
3. Atmospheric and surface energy budgets of deserts
4. Surface physics of the unvegetated sandy desert landscape
5. Vegetation effects on desert surface physics
6. Substrate effects on desert surface physics
7. Desert-surface physical properties
8. Numerical modeling of desert atmospheres
9. Desert boundary layers
10. Desert microclimates
11. Dynamic interactions among desert microclimates
12. Desert rainfall
13. Anthropogenic effects on the desert atmosphere
14. Changes in desert climate
15. Severe weather in the desert
16. Effects of deserts on the global environment and other regional environments
17. Desertification
18. Biometeorology of humans in desert environments
19. Optical properties of desert atmospheres

Aridity prevails over more than one-third of the land area of Earth, and over a significant fraction of the oceans. Until this book, there has been no comprehensive reference volume or textbook that deals with the weather processes of desert areas. Treating all aspects of desert weather, this text/reference will satisfy all who need to know more about the weather and climate of arid lands, especially advanced students and researchers in environmental science, meteorology, physical geography, hydrology, and engineering.