Weather Wise: Reading Weather Signs - Couverture souple

Watts, Alan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0713681535 ISBN 13 : 9780713681536

Editeur : Adlard Coles Nautical, 2008

Synopsis

Weather Wise is a highly practical, lively and very accessible guide to weather phenomena for anyone who enjoys the outdoors. Suitable for sailors, walkers, climbers, skiers, fishermen, golfers and holidaymakers, it explains how forthcoming weather will affect them, as well as how to predict what is coming and assess how severe it will be. No other weather book has the practical hands-on approach of Alan Watts, whose reputation for explaining complicated meteorological situations in an understandable way for the average reader is second to none. Packed with practical tips, hints and fact panels, it will be a godsend to anyone pursuing an outdoor activity. Covers: the seasons, clouds, heat and cold, rain, changeable weather, showery weather, wind, thunder, fog and mist, sea weather, hill and mountain weather and hurricanes and tornadoes

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alan Watts, one-time professional meteorologist, has spent considerable time studying wind changes and short-term alterations in the weather. This, combined with his enthusiasm for sailing which began with the sea scouts, led to his first book. He is also the author of the bestselling Instant Weather Forecasting, Instant Wind Forecasting and The Weather Handbook, all published by Adlard Coles Nautical.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Adlard Coles Nautical
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0713681535
• ISBN 13: 9780713681536
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
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• Personne responsable: non disponible