Preliminary estimates of the air pollution conditions in a mountainous region can be made
by relating features shown on a large-scale topographic map to the climatic peculiarities of …

«Middle mountain» designates either an altitudinal belt or the whole of a definite mountain,
which stretches, for its major part, though possibly no entirely, throughout the said belt. The …

Geographers have long had a fascination with mountains, from earlier exploratory accounts
to contemporary geomorphological and geophysical research, using the latest scientific …

Mountains and high plateau areas account for a quarter of the Earth's land surface. They
give rise to a wide range of meteorological phenomena and distinctive climatic …

so important a part in the industrial life of the people. When the early French traders and
trappers first paddled their canoes silently down the rivers of Wisconsin, they found'the …

The subject of mountain meteorology advanced quickly in the twentieth century. These
advances can be organized into four broad themes:(A) local mountain climates and human …

Using examples chosen from a variety of geographical settings and scales, AJ Gerrard
presents a novel approach to the study of mountain environments. He provides a framework …

BY ARMAND J. EARDLEY r I" E internal architecture of mountains is fairly well understoo the
erosional processes that fashion the details of their outwar pearance are no longer great …

THE increasing decentralization of popula-tion within cities and metropolitan regions has
been the subject of considerable study. It has been recognized that the resulting distribution …