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The AMS weather book : the ultimate guide to America's weather / Jack Williams.

By: Contributor(s): Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009Description: xi, 316 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780226898988 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0226898989 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.5 22
LOC classification:
  • QC981.2 .W55 2009
Contents:
Introduction -- Earth's energy -- Winds and currents -- Water -- Global patterns -- Earth observers -- Weather forecasting -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Mesoscale weather -- Tropical cyclones -- Under the radar -- Weather and climate threats.
Awards:
  • ASLI Choice Award
Summary: Discusses the variety of weather patterns found in America, introduces the science behind meteorology, and answers common weather questions.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab QC981.2 .W55 2009 1 Available 50583010334955
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Foothills Lab QC981.2 .W55 2009 2 Available 50583010338626
Total holds: 0

"Copublished with the American Meteorological Society."

Includes index.

Introduction -- Earth's energy -- Winds and currents -- Water -- Global patterns -- Earth observers -- Weather forecasting -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Mesoscale weather -- Tropical cyclones -- Under the radar -- Weather and climate threats.

Discusses the variety of weather patterns found in America, introduces the science behind meteorology, and answers common weather questions.

ASLI Choice Award

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