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Author Anderson, Jay, 1947- author.

Title Peterson field guide to weather / Jay Anderson, Jay Pasachoff, John A. Day.

Publication Info. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  551.5 ANDERSON    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Wilson Branch - Adult Department  551.6 AN    Check Shelf
Description xiii, 536 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, charts ; 19 cm.
Series Peterson field guides
Peterson field guide series.
Contents The atmosphere -- Clouds and precipitations -- An atlas of clouds -- Unusual clouds -- A view from the air -- Weather satellites -- Winds -- Airmasses, fronts, and weather systems -- Extreme weather -- Atmospheric optics -- The historical foundations of meteorology -- Appendix : atmospheres of planets, moons, and exoplanets.
Summary "A field guide to the weather, including clouds, storm systems, and climate change. A resource for those intrigued by events in the sky--clouds, precipitation, storms, aurora, halos--and for those who follow daily weather events. Using a nontechnical approach, the authors describe the flow of energy and moisture through global and local landscapes and how they evolve into day-to-day weather. For those fascinated by the sky's colors and patterns, there are halos, rainbows, iridescent clouds, and other tapestries in the sky. For the cloud-watcher, common and unusual cloud forms are covered; for those entranced by storms, the guide includes severe thunderstorms, winter blizzards, hurricanes, hail, ice storms, and other challenges that the atmosphere inflicts. It even includes a chapter on weather in the atmospheres of the planets and the sun. More than 400 photographs illustrate visible weather, and diagrams explain the more challenging physical concepts. This book is designed for those who want to look up, marvel, and understand what they see."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-513) and index.
Subject Weather.
Meteorology.
Climatology.
NATURE / Weather.
Climatology. (OCoLC)fst00864281
Weather. (OCoLC)fst01173087
Genre/Form Field guides.
Added Author Pasachoff, Jay M., author.
Day, John A. (Writer on weather), author.
Other Form: Online version: Anderson, Jay, Peterson field guide to weather Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021. 9780358411451 (DLC) 2020051043
ISBN 9780547133317 (trade paperback)
0547133316 (trade paperback)
9780358411451 (ebook)
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