Tom Warner was a Professor in the Department of Meteorology at the Pennsylvania State University before accepting his current joint appointment with the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Professor Warner's career has involved teaching and research in mesoscale meteorological processes and in numerical weather prediction, and he has published on these subjects in numerous professional journals. His recent research and teaching have focused on atmospheric processes and operational weather prediction in arid areas.
1. Introduction
2. The atmospheric dynamics of deserts
3. The climates of the world deserts
4. Atmospheric and surface energy budgets of deserts
5. Surface physics of the unvegetated sandy desert landscape
6. Vegetation effects on desert surface physics
8. Desert-surface physical properties
9. Numerical modelling of desert atmospheres
10. Desert boundary layers
11. Desert microclimates
12. Dynamic interactions among desert microclimates
13. Desert rainfall
14. Anthropogenic effects on the desert atmosphere
15. Changes in desert climate
16. Severe weather in the desert
17. Effects of deserts on the global environment and other regional environments
18. Desertification
19. Biometeorology of humans in desert environments
20. Optical properties of desert atmospheres
Appendices
References
Index.
