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Oke, T. R. 1987 Boundary Layer Climates 2nd ed. Routledge: London.
"This modern climatology text explains the climates formed near the ground in terms of the cycling of energy and mass through systems. It begins with a discussion of atmospheric processes, and how they interact with the physical properties of surfaces to produce distinctive climates. This provides the conceptual framework for the subsequent analysis of the climates of a wide range of natural and man-modified environments, extending from the micro-scale of insects and leaves up to the local scale of cities and regional air pollution."
Oke, T. and Hay, J. 1994 The Climate of Vancouver 2nd ed. B.C. Geographical Series, Number 50. The University of British Columbia, Department of Geography.
"The aim of this book is to introduce the general reader and student to the nature and workings of the weather and climate of Vancouver, and through it explain some of the reasons underlying the range of reactions it engenders. It covers day-to-day events such as storms, the seasonal shift of weather types, long-term changes of climate, and the effect of the city on its climate and air quality."
Stull, R. B. 1988 An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology. Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht.
"Part of the excitement in boundary-layer meteorology is the challenge associated with turbulent flow-- one of the unsolved problems in classical physics. The flavor of the challenges and the excitement associated with the study of the atmospheric boundary layer are captured in this textbook. The work should also be considered as a major reference and as a review of the literature, since it includes tables of parameterizations, procedures, field experiments, useful constants, and graphs of various phenomena under a variety of conditions."
Stull, R. B. 1995 Meteorology Today For Scientist and Engineers: A Technical Companion Book. West Publishing Company: St. Paul.
"A wide mix of students often enroll in college-level meteorology survey courses. Most students find descriptive textbooks, such as Meteorology Today by Ahrens, to be quite appealing, because the books are thorough, up-to-date, accurate, stimulating, and attractive. However, some students have the desire and math ability to go beyond descriptive aspects. It is for this group that I wrote Meteorology Today for Scientists and Engineers. In a nutshell, my book has the equations that are omitted from Meteorology Today."
