The Weather Identification Handbook: The Ultimate Guide for Weather Watchers - Couverture souple

Dunlop, Storm

 
9781585748570: The Weather Identification Handbook: The Ultimate Guide for Weather Watchers
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ISBN 10 : 1585748579 ISBN 13 : 9781585748570
Editeur : Globe Pequot Press, 2003

Synopsis

What does it mean when there is a corona around the moon? How do you tell the difference between stratocumulus and nimbostratus clouds? THE WEATHER IDENTIFICATION HANDBOOK is an essential guide to the many different types of phenomena that may be observed, and also gives brief details of the weather that may be expected. The following topics are covered in a reader-friendly format: O Cloud classification O How to identify different cloud types and how they relate to forthcoming weather O How clouds are formed O Optical phenomena O Precipitation O Wind O Severe weather O Weather systems O Satellite images and weather maps Full of beautiful color photographs and diagrams, THE WEATHER IDENTIFICATION HANDBOOK is essential for the outdoor photographer, adventurer, or meteorological enthusiast. It is also perfect for any parent whose child asks the proverbial question, "Why is the sky blue?"

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À propos de l?auteur

STORM DUNLOP is a translator, editor, lecturer, and author of many books including Astronomy: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Night Sky and The Oxford Dictionary of Weather. He is Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and the Royal Meteorological Society.

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Éditeur
Globe Pequot Press
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1585748579
ISBN 13 
9781585748570
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
192
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Personne responsable
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