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Discover simple techniques t predict weather. Understand geographic weather variations caused by mountains, valleys and deserts. Assess cyclical patterns. Distinguish between warm and cold fronts. Identify cloud formations that can help to predict on-coming conditions. Use an altimeter to observe pressure changes. Estimate wind speed. Combine all these skill to predict weather when traveling in the wilderness. Analyze Nature's signs to observe indications of bad weather using things like the morning and evening sky, an owl's hoot, the corona of the sun, insect-eating birds, frost and dew. A glossary of terms included to simplify highly complex definitions.
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Straightforward advice for predicting and noticing shifts in weather patterns aimed directly at the novice who wants to enjoy a safe journey in the wilderness. With this updated edition, you'll learn to understand how and why different types of weather occur, cloud formations and what they have to tell you, variations in geography and how they affect the weather, and basic meteorological concepts for weather awareness. (5 7/16 X 8 1/2, 70 pages, black-and-white photos and illustrations, appendices, index)
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Michael Hodgson is an Outdoor Writer's Association of America, Outdoor Recreation awarding winning author. In addition to this book he has written Mountain Biking for Mere Mortals and The Basic Essentials of Minimizing Impact on the Wilderness. He currently resides in San Jose, CA where he writes a column for the San Jose Mercury News and is a contributing editor for BACKPACKER Magazine.
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- PublisherIcs Books
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0934802750
- ISBN 13 9780934802758
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages72
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