4.9 結語
近幾十年來的大規模氣象觀測,以及近年來的衛星觀測,提供了許多寶貴的大氣資料,科學家因此能夠分析、記錄大氣環流的空間分布與時序變化。本章所述的大氣環流特性,皆是依據現代觀測資料歸納出來的。古代及未來的大氣環流特性,極可能完全不同。前者必須靠古氣候學家利用有限的古氣候資料慢慢的重建,後者則必須靠日後的觀測。近代科技進步神速,觀測技術日益精進,人類已經能夠利用遙測技術,自動記錄瞬間的大氣變化。這些幾乎無盡的資料提供了史無前例的寶貴資訊,我們對大氣環流的瞭解也將突飛猛進。
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