Climatology for airline pilots / by Quantick, H. R.

Table of Contents: “…Climatology for Airline Pilots; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: Global Weather; Chapter 1: Global Air Circulation; 1.1 Idealised circulation; Chapter 2: The Global Overview -- Notes; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Atmospheric heat exchange processes; 2.3 Long waves (Rossby waves); 2.4 Ocean currents; 2.5 Arid climates; 2.6 Deserts; 2.7 'Trade winds' and 'trade-wind inversions'; 2.8 Thunderstorms; 2.9 Polar lows; 2.10 Temperate maritime climates; References; Chapter 3: Upper Winds and Jet Streams; 3.1 Upper winds; 3.2 Jet streams; References; Chapter 4: Easterly Waves…”
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