Weather : a very short introduction / Storm Dunlop.
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TextSeries: Very short introductions: 506.Publisher: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: xvii, 158 pages : illustrations, maps ; 17 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780199571314; 0199571317Subject(s): Weather | NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection | NATURE -- Weather | WeatherDDC classification: 551.6 LOC classification: QC981 | .D85 2017| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-150) and index.
The atmosphere -- The circulation of the atmosphere -- Global weather systems -- Water in the atmosphere -- Weather systems -- Weather in the tropics -- Severe and unusual weather events -- Localized weather -- Worldwide effects and forecasting -- Appendices : A. The Beaufort scale of wind speeds ; B. The major cloud types (genera) ; C. Tornado and hurricane intensity scales.
"In this Very Short Introduction Storm Dunlop explains what weather is, what causes it, and how we measure it. Analysing the basic features of the atmosphere, its major wind systems and ocean currents, he shows how these drive the weather we experience."--Book cover.
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