(1) Das Klima (2) Aus dem Luftmeer (3) Contribution a l'Etude des Relations existantentre les Circulations Atmosphériques, l'Electricité Atmosphérique et le Magnétisme Terrestre (4) Meteorology: A Text-book on the Weather, the Causes of its Changes, and Weather Forecasting

Abstract

(1) IN this little book Dr. Alt seeks to give an account of the fundamental principles and facts of climate, and its importance in the development of civilisation. The first four sections deal with the methods of climatological research, and with the climatic elements, temperature, wind, rainfall, and humidity in their relations with each other, and their distribution in time and space. In the next two sections the author considers climatic zones, viz., polar, cool temperate, warm temperate, tropical with small rainfall, and tropical with one wet season or two wet seasons. The seventh section is devoted to types of climate, land and sea climate, mountain climate, and after brief notes on variations of climate, and on climate culture, he concludes with an account of the climate of each of the five continents. The book is well written and arranged, and the author has made discriminating use of recent investigations.

(1) Das Klima.

Dr. Eugen Alt. Bücher der Naturwissenschaft herausgegeben von Prof. Siegmund Günther. 12 Band. Pp. 136. (Leipzig: Philipp Reclam, jun.) Price 1.50 marks.

(2) Aus dem Luftmeer.

Meteorologische Betrachtungen für mittlere und reife Schaler. Von Max Sassenfeld. Pp. iv + 183. (Leipzig und Berlin: B. G. Teubner, 1912.) Price 3 marks.

(3) Contribution a l'Etude des Relations existantentre les Circulations Atmosphériques, l'Electricité Atmosphérique et le Magnétisme Terrestre.

Alfred Vialay. Pp. viii + 203. (Paris: H. Dunod et G. Pinat, 1911.)

(4) Meteorology: A Text-book on the Weather, the Causes of its Changes, and Weather Forecasting.

For the Student and the General Reader. By Prof. W. I. Milham. Pp. xvi + 549 + 50 charts. (New York: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1912.) Price 19s. net.