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ENCYCLOPEDIA
of
WORLD CLIMATOLOGY
Encyclopedia of
Earth Sciences Series
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD CLIMATOLOGY
Volume Editor
John E. Oliver is Professor Emeritus at Indiana State University. He holds a BSc from London University, and an
MA and PhD from Columbia University. He taught at Columbia University and then at Indiana State where he was
formerly Chair of the Geography-Geology Department, and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences. He has
written many books and journal articles in Climatology, Applied Climatology and Physical Geography.
Advisory Board
Howard Bridgman
John Hay
Newcastle University
IGCI
Australia
University of Waikato New Zealand
Henry Diaz
Tim Oke
NOAA/CDC/OAR
University of British Columbia
USA
Canada
Michael Glantz
John Thornes
ESIG
University of Birmingham
NOAA
United Kingdom
USA
Aim of the Series
The
Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
provides comprehensive and authoritative coverage of all the main areas in
the Earth Sciences. Each volume comprises a focused and carefully chosen collection of contributions from leading
names in the subject, with copious illustrations and reference lists.
These books represent one of the world’s leading resources for the Earth Sciences community. Previous volumes are
being updated and new works published so that the volumes will continue to be essential reading for all professional
earth scientists, geologists, geophysicists, climatologists, and oceanographers as well as for teachers and students.
See the back of this volume for a current list of titles in the
Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
. Go to
www.eseo.com to visit the “Earth Sciences Encyclopedia Online” – the online version of this Encyclopedia Series.
About the Editors
Professor Rhodes W. Fairbridge has edited more than 30 Encyclopedias in the Earth Sciences Series. During his career
he has worked as a petroleum geologist in the Middle East, been a WW II intelligence officer in the SW Pacific and led
expeditions to the Sahara, Arctic Canada, Arctic Scandinavia, Brazil and New Guinea. He is currently Emeritus
Professor of Geology at Columbia University and is affiliated with the Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
Professor Michael Rampino has published more than 100 papers in professional journals including
Science
,
Nature
, and
Scientific American
. He has worked in such diverse fields as volcanology, planetary science, sedimentology, and climate
studies, and has done field work on six continents. He is currently Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental
Sciences at New York University and a consultant at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EARTH SCIENCES SERIES
WORLD CLIMATOLOGY
edited by
JOHN E. OLIVER
Indiana State University
ENCYCLOPEDIA
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ISBN-10 1-4020-3264-1 (HB) Springer Dordrecht, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York
ISBN-10 1-4020-3266-8 (e-book) Springer Dordrecht, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York
ISBN-13 978-1-4020-3264-6 (HB) Springer Dordrecht, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York
ISBN-13 978-1-4020-3266-0 (e-book) Springer Dordrecht, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York
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Printed on acid-free paper
Cover photo: Camex 4 satellite image of Hurricane Fran in the Atlantic, 27 August 2004.
Photo credit: NASA.
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be made in subsequent editions.
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