The Physical Geography of the Sea, and Its Meteorology / / Matthew Fontaine Maury; ed. by John Leighly.

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• VerfasserIn: Maury, Matthew Fontaine,
• MitwirkendeR: Leighly, John,
• HerausgeberIn: Leighly, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1963
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Series: The John Harvard Library ; 50
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (432 p.) :; 24 illustrations, 18 tables
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; A NOTE ON THE TEXT --; THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE SEA AND ITS METEOROLOGY --; INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST EDITION - 1855 --; CHAPTER I. 1–55. THE SEA AND THE ATMOSPHERE --; CHAPTER II. 70–143. THE GULF STREAM --; CHAPTER III. 150–191. INFLUENCE OF THE GULF STREAM UPON CLIMATES AND COMMERCE --; CHAPTER IV. 200–261. THE ATMOSPHERE --; CHAPTER V. 270–303. RAINS AND RIVERS --; CHAPTER VI. 311–332. RED FOGS AND SEA BREEZES --; CHAPTER VII. 341–369. THE EASTING OF THE TRADE-WINDS, THE CROSSING AT THE CALM BELTS, AND THE MAGNETISM OF THE ATMOSPHERE --; CHAPTER VIII. 370–409. CURRENTS OF THE SEA --; CHAPTER IX. 420–460. THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF THE SEA, AND THE OPEN WATER IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN --; CHAPTER Χ. 461–499. THE SALTS OF THE SEA --; CHAPTER XI. 501–526. THE CLOUD REGION, THE EQUATORIAL CLOUD-RING, AND SEA FOGS --; CHAPTER XII. 531–555. THE GEOLOGICAL AGENCY OF THE WINDS --; CHAPTER XIII. 560–575. THE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN --; CHAPTER XIV. 580–618. THE BASIN AND BED OF THE ATLANTIC --; CHAPTER XV. 621–680. SEA ROUTES, CALM BELTS, AND VARIABLE WINDS --; CHAPTER XVI. 681–711. MONSOONS --; CHAPTER XVII. 720–735. THE CLIMATES OF THE SEA --; CHAPTER XVIII. 740–772. TIDE-RIPS AND SEA DRIFT --; CHAPTER XIX. 781–808. STORMS, HURRICANES, AND TYPHOONS --; CHAPTER XX. 811–841. THE WINDS OF THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE --; CHAPTER XXI. 850–878. THE ANTARCTIC REGIONS AND THEIR CLIMATOLOGY --; CHAPTER XXII. 879–893. THE ACTINOMETRY OF THE SEA --; EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES --; INDEX --; PLATES --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674865280; 9783110353488; 9783110353549; 9783110442212
• DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674865280
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Matthew Fontaine Maury; ed. by John Leighly.