List of plates Preface AcknowledgementsPart 1 - The climate system and its study 1. Introduction 2. Climate data and their analysis Part 2 - Dynamic climatology 3. Global climate and the general circulation 4. Large-scale circulation and climatic characteristics 5. Global teleconnections Part 3 - Synoptic climatology 6. Synoptic systems 7. Synoptic climatology and its applications 8. Retrospect and prospect Further reading Index
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