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Lake effect : tales of large lakes, arctic winds, and recurrent snows / Mark Monmonier.

By: [Syracuse, NY] : Syracuse University Press, 2012Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780815610045
  • 0815610041
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.57/84274766 23
LOC classification:
  • GB2601.N4 M66 2012
Contents:
Recipe -- Discovery -- Prediction -- Impacts -- Records -- Change -- Place.
Awards:
  • ASLI Choice Award
Summary: Blending meteorological history with the history of scientific cartography, Monmonier charts the phenomenon of lake-effect snow and explores the societal impacts of extreme weather. Along the way, he introduces readers to natural philosophers who gradually identified this distinctive weather pattern, to tales of communities adapting to notoriously disruptive storms, and to some of the snowiest regions of the country.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab GB2601 .N4 .M66 2012 1 Available 50583020008821
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Recipe -- Discovery -- Prediction -- Impacts -- Records -- Change -- Place.

Blending meteorological history with the history of scientific cartography, Monmonier charts the phenomenon of lake-effect snow and explores the societal impacts of extreme weather. Along the way, he introduces readers to natural philosophers who gradually identified this distinctive weather pattern, to tales of communities adapting to notoriously disruptive storms, and to some of the snowiest regions of the country.

ASLI Choice Award

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