Stratosphere, the, the: phenomena, history and relevance
Auteur :
Labitzke, K. / Loon, Hendrik Willem van / van Loon, H.
Éditeur :
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN :
9783540657842
Date de publication :
2 juil. 1999
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Poids :
450 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
Describes the discovery of the stratosphere itself and of various unexpected phenomena in the stratosphere, such as: a manned balloon flight in 1901 as high as 11 km; and an expedition to Lake Victoria in Africa in 1908 which found inexplicable west winds in the stratosphere above the equator.