Author: Ira W. GeerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Glossary of Weather and Climate
Author: Ira W. GeerThe Facts on File Dictionary of Weather and Climate
Author: Jacqueline SmithPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438109512
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
An illustrated dictionary containing over 2,000 terms and concepts related to weather, meteorology and climate.
Atmospheric Rivers
Author: F. Martin RalphPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030289060
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This book is the standard reference based on roughly 20 years of research on atmospheric rivers, emphasizing progress made on key research and applications questions and remaining knowledge gaps. The book presents the history of atmospheric-rivers research, the current state of scientific knowledge, tools, and policy-relevant (science-informed) problems that lend themselves to real-world application of the research—and how the topic fits into larger national and global contexts. This book is written by a global team of authors who have conducted and published the majority of critical research on atmospheric rivers over the past years. The book is intended to benefit practitioners in the fields of meteorology, hydrology and related disciplines, including students as well as senior researchers.
Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather
Author: Dr. Stephen H. SchneiderPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199765324
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1478
Book Description
This three-volume A-to-Z compendium consists of over 300 entries written by a team of leading international scholars and researchers working in the field. Authoritative and up-to-date, the encyclopedia covers the processes that produce our weather, important scientific concepts, the history of ideas underlying the atmospheric sciences, biographical accounts of those who have made significant contributions to climatology and meteorology and particular weather events, from extreme tropical cyclones and tornadoes to local winds.
Weather Glossary
Author: Alfred Henry ThiessenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Meteorology
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Climate Extremes and Society
Author: Henry F. DiazPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521298483
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Extreme climatic events present society with significant challenges in a rapidly warming world. Ordinary citizens, the insurance industry and governments are concerned about the apparent increase in the frequency of weather and climate events causing extreme, and in some instances, catastrophic, impacts. Climate Extremes and Society focuses on the recent and potential future consequences of weather and climate extremes for different socioeconomic sectors. The book also examines actions that may enable society to better respond to climate variability. It provides examples of the impact of climate and weather extremes on society. How have these extremes varied in the past, and how might they change in the future? What type of efforts will help society adapt to potential future changes in climate and weather extremes? The book is designed for all policy-makers, engineers and scientists who have an interest in the effects of climate extremes on society.
Weather Glossary
Author: Fundamentals of Weather and Climate
Author: Robin McIlveenPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199215421
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Originally published in 1986 as Basic meteorology: a physical outline.
Extreme Weather and Climate
Author: C. Donald AhrensPublisher:
ISBN: 9780357976876
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Weather can be enjoyable, be merely tolerated or even change a good day to a bad one. On some occasions, it can become extreme and dramatically impact your life. Written in a friendly, easy-to-understand style, Ahrens/Samson/Reed's EXTREME WEATHER AND CLIMATE, 2nd Edition clearly explains the science of how hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning, floods and extreme temperatures can occur, how they can sometimes be life-changing and how they may be impacted by global climate change. Vividly illustrated, this text will give you a new appreciation for the power of nature.
Weather Words and What They Mean (New Edition)
Author: Gail GibbonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The perfect introduction to how we talk and think about the weather Everyone talks about the weather, but what does it all mean? In clear, accessible language, Gail Gibbons introduces many common terms?like moisture, air pressure, and temperature?and their definitions. Simple, kid-friendly text explains the origins of fog, clouds, frost, thunderstorms, snow, fronts, hurricanes, reinforcing the explanations with clear, well-labeled drawings and diagrams. Newly revised, this edition of Weather Words and What They Mean has been vetted by an expert from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. Best of all, the book features a fun list of weird weather facts!