Annotated Atlas of Coastal and Marine Winds provides a quick-reference on major, prevailing near-surface wind systems, along with concise explanations of the features that cause these winds and a quick qualitative assessment. As accessibility to the most recent and complete atmospheric datasets is often limited, either because they are subscription-based or because they are available only in netCDF format, this book alleviates roadblocks by providing the major, prevailing near-surface wind systems, concise explanations, the features that cause these winds, and a qualitative assessment on the amount of moisture that such winds typically carry to coastal and marine scientists and engineers.

This book will be an ideal resource on coastal and marine winds for a variety of professionals, including coastal scientists, marine scientists, and engineers who study phenomena that are affected directly by weather and climate. ...

Table of contents :
Annotated Atlas of Coastal and Marine Winds
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Contents
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
2 Monthly wind patterns
Ocean circulation
Monsoon circulations
3 The role of atmospheric humidity in global winds
4 Diurnal wind patterns
5 Tracks of severe coastal and marine tropical cyclones