Description |
127 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
Summary |
"An encyclopedic guide to weather phenomena combining expert insight and stunning imagery."-- Provided by publisher. |
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"From fire rainbows to ice storms, this is an A to Z guide to the Earth's spectacular weather phenomena. The entries have been crafted by experts at the Royal Meteorological Society, and many are illustrated with dramatic imagery from their annual Weather Photographer of the Year competition. As well as providing precise scientific and geographic detail on all aspects of weather, the book also includes a chapter on 'cloudspotting for beginners' by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, author of The Couldspotter's Guide."-- Provided by publisher |
Contents |
Foreword -- A-Z -- Features. Aurora ; Cloudspotting for beginners ; El Niño Southern Oscillation ; Green flash ; Halo phenomena ; Jet streams ; Lightning ; Monsoons ; Novaya Zemlya effect ; Rainbows ; Snow ; Tropical cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons ; Tornadoes ; Virga -- Picture credits -- Acknowledgements |
Subject |
Weather -- Miscellanea.
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Weather -- Popular works.
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Weather -- Dictionaries.
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SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology.
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Weather. (OCoLC)fst01173087
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Genre/Form |
Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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Trivia and miscellanea. (OCoLC)fst01921748
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Trivia and miscellanea.
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Dictionaries.
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Added Author |
Le Maistre, Adrienne, author, editor
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Pretor-Pinney, Gavin, author
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Richardon, Viel, author
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LSC Publishing, contributor
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Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain), author.
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Added Title |
Weather A to Z |
ISBN |
9780228103967 (paperback) |
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0228103967 (paperback) |
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