Understanding Weather
A Visual Approach
ISBN13: 9780340806111ISBN10: 0340806117
Paperback,
202 pages
Jul 2004,
In Stock
Price:
$45.00 (04)A Hodder Education Publication
Description
This book shows how it is possible to understand weather and climate by combining our ability to observe weather systems from the earth's surface with visualization from above--notably by means of satellite imagery. It aims to show that it is possible to analyze global weather systems through this visual technology rather than the traditional use of math and physics. After examining the interaction of atmospheric heat, moisture, and motion, and contrasting the "above" and "below" approaches techniques of observation, the authors survey the world's climatess with key weather features, highlighting the ways in which weather events may develop into atmospheric hazards.Product Details
202 pages; 4 maps, 39 halftones, 78 line illus.; ISBN13: 978-0-340-80611-1ISBN10: 0-340-80611-7About the Author(s)
Julian Mayes, Senior Lecturer, Department of Life Sciences, and Karel Hughes, Senior Lecturer, Department of Life Sciences, both at the University of Roehampton
