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Introducing meteorology : a guide to weather /
In many parts of the world the weather forms a daily topic of conversation, In others it hardly changes from one week to the next. However, human life is governed by the weather which affects much of our activity, from farming to fishing and from shopping to holiday-making. Introducing Meteorology h...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Dunedin Academic Press,
[2020]
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| Edición: | Second edition |
| Colección: | Introducing Earth and Environmental Sciences Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Watching the weather
- From seaweed to supercomputers
- The weather station
- Gauging the atmosphere
- Anatomy of the atmosphere
- Water in the atmosphere
- It all starts with the sun
- Hot and cold
- The atmosphere in motion
- Mid-latitude weather systems
- Weather in the tropics
- Convective systems, tornadoes and thunderstorms
- Local weather effects
- Forecasting the weather
- The forecaster's challenge
- The changing climate