Download or read book Climate and Weather in the Tropics written by Herbert Riehl and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wind systems of the tropics. Radiation temperature and humidity. Precipitation and evaporation. Vertical energy transfer. The trade wind inversion. Diurnal and local controle. Weather observation and analyses. Synoptic scale weather systems. Tropical cyclones structure and mechanics. Tropical cyclones formation and movement. Numerical hurricane prediction by Ferdinand Baer. The general circulation.