Quantick H.R. Climatology for Airline Pilots

Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford, London, 2001, 293 p.
There are many books written about climatology, but to date almost none on aviation climatology. This book will serve as a base-line reference for the airline pilot. It will also serve students of aviation climatology, and more than covers the JAR (Joint Aviation Rules) learning objectives for the new European professional pilots licences.Part 1: Global Weather.
Global Air Circulation.
The Global Overview – Notes.
Upper Winds and Jet Streams.
Easterly Waves.
The Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).
Tropical Storms.
Upper Air Temperature and Tropospheric Heights.
Polar Climates.
The Climatic Zones.
Part 2: Route and Area Climatology.
Introduction and the North Atlantic.
Weather in the Arctic (North of 66"N).
Weather in the Arctic Regions of Norway (Coastal Area).
Weather in Europe.
Weather in the Mediterranean.
Weather in Africa.
Weather in the Middle East.
Weather - Arabian Gulf to Singapore.
Weather - Singapore to Japan.
Weather - Singapore to Australia.
Weather in the South-west Pacific Region.
Weather in Australia.
Weather in New Zealand.
Weather in the Pacific.
Weather in North America.
Weather in the Caribbean.
Weather in South America and the South Atlantic.
Route Weather: Dakar to Recife.
El Niiio anad La Niiia.