Bibliograph

Weather, a very short introduction, Storm Dunlop

Type

Label

Weather, a very short introduction, Storm Dunlop

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-150) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Weather

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

950476083

Responsibility statement

Storm Dunlop

Series statement

Very short introductions, 506

Sub title

a very short introduction

Summary

"In this Very Short Introduction Storm Dunlop explains what weather is, what causes it, and how we measure it. Analysing the basic features of the atmosphere, its major wind systems and ocean currents, he shows how these drive the weather we experience."--Book cover

Table Of Contents

The atmosphere -- The circulation of the atmosphere -- Global weather systems -- Water in the atmosphere -- Weather systems -- Weather in the tropics -- Severe and unusual weather events -- Localized weather -- Worldwide effects and forecasting -- Appendices : A. The Beaufort scale of wind speeds ; B. The major cloud types (genera) ; C. Tornado and hurricane intensity scales

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