The Weather Identification Handbook: The Ultimate Guide for Weather Watchers

Dunlop, Storm

ISBN 10: 1585748579 / ISBN 13: 9781585748570

Published by Lyons Press, 2003

About this Item

Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!

Seller Inventory # DBV.1585748579.G

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Weather Identification Handbook: The Ultimate Guide for Weather Watchers
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585748579
• ISBN 13: 9781585748570
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

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:

ØCloud classification
ØHow to identify different cloud types and how they relate to forthcoming weather
ØHow clouds are formed
ØOptical phenomena
ØPrecipitation
ØWind
ØSevere weather
ØWeather systems
ØSatellite 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?"

About the Author

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.