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Buy itWhat 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:
Ø Cloud classification
Ø How to identify different cloud types and how they relate to forthcoming weather
Ø How clouds are formed
Ø Optical phenomena
Ø Precipitation
Ø Wind
Ø Severe weather
Ø Weather systems
Ø 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?"
| Publisher | The Lyons Press |
| ISBN | 1585748579 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Author | Storm Dunlop |
| EAN | 9781585748570 |
| Label | The Lyons Press |
| Edition | 1st |
| Dewey Decimal Number | 551 |
| Studio | The Lyons Press |
| Number Of Pages | 192 |
| Title | The Weather Identification Handbook: The Ultimate Guide for Weather Watchers |
| Publication Date | 2003-06-01 |
| Manufacturer | The Lyons Press |
Review by Shawn Barnett, 2009-11-08
I was hoping for more diagrams and illustrations, but the text is good. Quite a few typos, though.
Review by Sparrowhawk, 2007-09-13
If you are interested in learning and classifying weather phenomenon this book is for you. The focus of the book is on clouds and it does a great job differentiating the ten major cloud types and describing the sub-species and varieties. The full color photographic illustrations are outstanding. The author does not get into too much detail about the science behind the phenomena, but that is not the intention.
Review by pax 2u, 2007-07-05
Such a statement is music to the ears of anyone who strives to encourage curiosity and promotes learning. We carry The Weather Identification Handbook with us in the car, identifying cloud formations, making our own weather predictions. We can grow with the book, now reading highlights, progressing into greater detail and increasing focus with age and ability. Isn't learning that sneaks up as fun, great?
Review by Linda Sue, 2007-03-08
This serves as the text for my meteorology class. It is quite thorough and offers many useful graphics to help seal the various theories into my brain.
Review by James P. Benso, 2006-03-01
I am reluctant to criticize any book for being something other than what I expected it to be. I was looking for a 'basic meteorology' book. I wanted a better understanding of fronts, high- and low-pressure areas, wind patterns, world weather patterns, the influence of ocean currents, etc.
If you're looking for weather principles, this book is not for you. Unfortunately (for me), the book takes a taxonomic approach to weather. Approx. 2/3rds of the pages are dedicated to identifying and classifying various cloud formations and optical phenomena. If you read assiduously, you'll never mistake stratus for stratocumulus, cirrus for cirrocumulus, and, aha, there's some altostratus undulatus! And you'll learn of Corona, Glory, and Heiligenschein. Broad weather patterns and principles get short shrift, if they get any shrift at all. About page 178 (out of 192, incl. bibliography, credits, and index) you'll finally get into a discussion of air masses, fronts, depressions, etc.
Publishers are usually responsible for choosing the title. This book is mis-titled.
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