INDEX 



Absorption 



radiation aerosols, 58, 89 

 water in forest canopy, 202 

 Abyssinian Plateau, Africa, 123 

 Accademia del Cimento, Florence, Italy, 51 

 Acclimatization: high altitudes, 380, 381, 382 

 Accumulation: cloud zone, 149, Fig. V-13 

 Acoustic waves: volcanic eruptions, 44 

 Actinic rays in urban areas, 117 

 Adaptation 

 climatic 



high altitude, 379-385 

 skin color, 375 

 genetic 



see Natural selection 

 human 



limitations, 387 

 to air pollution, 338, 385-390 

 to high altitude, 379-385 

 to tropical climates, 378 

 technological, 338 

 Adelie penguins, 232 

 A-disciplinary problems 



see Multidisciplinary problems 

 Advection in water cycle, 202 

 AEC, see Atomic Energy Commission, U.S. 

 Aerobiology, 339-349 



particulates, Fig. X-6 

 Aerobiology Program, U.S. (IBP), 339, 342, 



344 

 Aerosols 



in atmosphere, 55, 58, 69 

 effect on circulation, 89, 91 

 effect on climate, 64, 116 

 effect on precipitation, 192 

 effect on radiation balance, 67, 68 

 in troposphere, detection by radar, 112 

 see nlso Nucleating agents; Nuclei; 

 Particulates 

 Aesthetics 



Corpus Christi Bay, Fig. VIII-10 

 forest management, 293 

 lakes, 260 



of the environment, 338 

 oil on ocean surface, 361 

 Africa 



agriculture, 74, 215, 220, 242, 291, 297 

 arable land, Fig. VII-8 

 atmosphere-ocean system, 82, 191, 192, 



193, 194, 358 

 climatic change, 51, 52, 69, 72 

 data networks, 59 

 earth processes, 27, 28, 32, 33, 44 

 environmental contamination, 217, 329, 



Fig. X-12, 364-367 

 human adaptation, 376, 377 

 severe storms, 123, Fig. V-l, 154, 



Fig. VI-10 

 tropical research facilities, 185 

 Aging processes 

 human 



air pollution, 388 

 at high altitudes, 382, 383 

 lakes, 268 



Agricultural planning 



crop management, 288 



soil studies, 291 



tropical areas, 295-298, 301 



urban-induced weather changes, 115 

 Agriculture, 215-221 



cattle, 74 



crop rotation, 296 



effects of parasitic disease on labor, 

 Fig. X-20 



effects of smog, 337 



lessons from fossil plant studies, 74 



pesticides and yields, Fig. X-12 



polluting drainage, 248, 261, 273 



water use, Fig. VII-1, 204 



see also Agricultural planning; Farming; 

 Land use; Soils 

 Agriculture, U.S. Department of 



aerobiology research, 344 



agricultural science, 218 



lighting research, 160 



see also Forest Service, U.S. 

 Air: composition, 329 

 Air Force, U.S., 13, 15, 102, 181 



see also Air Weather Service, U.S. 

 Air Force 

 Air pollution, see Pollution, Atmospheric 

 Air quality 



control regions, 334 



measurement, 333, Fig. X-4 



models, 335-336 



standards, 334 

 Air-sea rhythms, see Ocean-atmosphere 



system 

 Air Weather Service, U.S. Air Force, 13, 



102, 103 

 Aircraft 



cloud seeding, 154, 173, 176 



fog seeding, 180, 181, 182, 183 



jets, 65, 69, 103 



lightning and, 157-158 



radar, 111 



turbulence and, 105, 106, 107, Fig. IV-10 



weather monitoring, 98, 124, 129, 193, 194 



see also Aviation 

 Airports 



air pollution measurement, 334 



fog dispersal, 181, 182, 183 



weather prediction needs, 101, 102, 103, 

 104 

 Aitken, J., 193 

 Aitken nuclei, 193 

 Alabama, 147 

 Alaska, 32, 69, 87, 181 



earthquakes, 35, 40 



marine areas, 242, 244, 246 



polar ecosystems, Fig. IX-15, 314, 

 Fig. IX-16 



volcanoes, 41, 42, 44, 46 



weather modification, 101 

 Alazani Valley, Caucasus Mts., 151 

 Albedo of the earth, 66-69, Fig. III-7, 70, 71 



atmospheric constituents, 89 



climate and, 51, 52, 55 



effect of dust, 194 



tropical forests, 298 



urban areas, 116 

 Alberta, Canada, 41, 154 

 Alder (tree), 208 

 Aleutian Islands, 35, 36, 44, 46 

 Alewives 



trophic dynamics of Great Lakes, 227, 

 228, Fig. VIII-2, Fig. VIII-14, 262, 

 263, 264, 266 

 Algae 



air pollution, Fig. X-6, 343, 345 



Great Lakes, 264, 270 



in chert deposits, 52 



in forest ecosystem, 292 



in harbors and lagoons, 233 



in oceans, 236 



Lake Washington, 272, Fig. VIII-17 



macroscopic, in aquaculture, Fig. VIII-11 



trophic dynamics, 225, 226, 227, 228 



tundra 313, 314 

 Allergens, Airborne, 340, 342, 345-349 

 Alpha Helix, R.V. (ship), 233 

 Alpine glaciers, 52 

 Alps: plate deformation, 28 

 Altitude: human adaptation, 379-385 

 Aluminum oxides in tropical forests, 295 

 Amarillo, Texas, 204 

 Amazon River, 34, 187, 300 

 Amchitka Island, Aleutians, Alaska, 46 

 America, see United States 

 Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica, 84 

 Amitrole herbicide, 207 

 Ammonia: volcanoes, 43 

 Anaerobic basins, 55 

 Anakawa, Akio, 88 

 Anchovy fisheries 



food potential, 237, 238 



Peru, 234 

 Andean Mts., S.A., 32 

 Anderson, J. P., 306 

 Anemometers, 347 

 Angell, James K., 109 

 Angstrom, A. J., 71 

 Animals 



energy budget, 289 

 horse, Fig. IX-7 



ethology, 376 



experimental 



air pollution studies, 387-388, 389 

 high altitude medicine, 384 



fish protein as food for, 227-247 



in forest ecosystems, 292, 302-305 

 fire and, 310, 312 

 tropics, 298 

 water quality and, 212 



in tundra ecosystems, Fig. IX-16 



plant eaters, 225 



response in ecosystem, 289 



source of food for man, 74, 217, 218 

 in oceans, 236 



see also Carnivores; Game animals; 

 Herbivores; Livestock; Mammals 

 Anions: forest ecosystems, 294 

 Antarctic Treaty, 313, 314 



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