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The AMS Weather Book
eBook - The Ultimate Guide to America's Weather
ISBN/EAN: 9781935704553
Umbreit-Nr.: 2613358
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 0 S., 61.77 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 05.04.2013
Auflage: 1/2013
E-Book
Format: PDF
DRM: Digitales Wasserzeichen
- Zusatztext
- America has one of the most varied and dynamic weather systems in the world. Every year, the Gulf Coast is battered by hurricanes, the Great Plains are ravaged by tornados, the Midwest is pummeled by blizzards, and the temperature in the Southwest reaches a sweltering 120 degrees. Extreme weather can be a matter of life and death, but even when it is pleasant72 degrees and sunnyweather is still central to the lives of all Americans. Indeed, its hard to imagine a topic of greater collective interest. Whether we want to know if we should close the storm shutters or just carry an umbrella to work, we turn to forecasts. But few of us really understand the science behind them. All that changes with The AMS Weather Book. The most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to our weather and our atmosphere, it is the ultimate resource for anyone who wants to understand how hurricanes form, why tornados twirl, or even why the sky is cerulean blue. Written by esteemed science journalist and former USA Today weather editor Jack Williams, The AMS Weather Book covers everything from daily weather patterns to air pollution and global warming and explores the stories of people coping with severe weather and those who devote their lives to understanding the atmosphere, oceans, and climate. Words alone, of course, are not adequate to explain many meteorological concepts, so The AMS Weather Book is filled with engaging full-color graphics that explain such concepts as why winds blow in a particular direction, how Doppler weather radar works, what happens inside hurricanes, how clouds create wind and snow, and whats really affecting the earths climate. For Weather Channel junkies, amateur meteorologists, and storm chasers alike, The AMS Weather Book is an invaluable tool for anyone who wants to better understand how weather works and how it affects our lives.
- Kurztext
- The objectives of the American Meteorological Society are &quote;the development and dissemination of knowledge of meteorology in all its phases and applications, and the advancement of its professional ideals.&quote; The organization of the Society took place in affiliation with the American Association for the Advancement of Science at Saint Louis, Missouri, December 29, 1919, and its incorporation, at Washington, D. C., January 21, 1920. The work of the Society is carried on by the Bulletin, the Journal, and Meteorological Monographs, by papers and discussions at meetings of the Society, through the offices of the Secretary and the Executive Secretary, and by correspondence. All of the Americas are represented in the membership of the Society as well as many foreign countries.
- Autorenportrait
- Jack Williams is former editor of USA Today Weather Page and author of The USA Today Weather Book.