Spotter's guide to weather
Title
:
Spotter's guide to weather
Personal Author EPSB
:
Alastair. Smith
Summary
:
From winds to weather satellites, this book is an introduction to weather in all its forms: what causes it, how it is predicted, how to recognize different cloud types and how to understand expert forecasts.
Other Title
:
Weather
Year Published
:
2001,
1979
Series
:
Usborne spotter's guides
Physical Description
:
64 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.
Contents
:
The Atmosphere -- Sunlight -- Bending Sunlight -- Water In The Air -- Fog, Dew, Frost, And Rime -- Air Pressure -- Thermometers -- Hygrometers -- Clouds -- Cloud Classification -- High-Level Clouds -- Medium-Level Clouds -- Low-Level Clouds -- Cumuliform Clouds -- Rain, Snow, Hail, Sleet -- Thunder And Lightning -- Wind -- Wind And Weather -- Local Winds -- Air Masses -- Jet Streams -- Depressions -- Frontal Weather -- Occluded Fronts -- Anticyclones -- Tropical Storms -- Tornadoes ... And Lookalikes -- Weather Satellites -- Weather Forecasting -- Weather Map -- Weather Web Sites -- Useful Words -- Index.
Subject
:
Weather -- Terminology.
Weather.
Meteorology.
Added Author
:
Bhachu, Verinder,
Bines, Gary,
Chen, Kuo Kang,
Wright, David,
Summary
:
From winds to weather satellites, this book is an introduction to weather in all its forms: what causes it, how it is predicted, how to recognize different cloud types and how to understand expert forecasts.
ISBN
:
9780439397377
Publisher
:
New York : Scholastic, c2001, 1979.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| George P. Nicholson | 551.5 SMI | Book | 31004000141049 | Non-Fiction |