Meterology Demystified

A Self-Teaching Guide

Stan Gibilisco - Collection Demystified

324 pages, parution le 09/12/2005

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Résumé

Get answers to why we bake or freeze... Drown or dry up... Stay put or blow away!

From showers to hurricanes, from heat waves to global warming, weather and climate are important not only to budding meteorologists, but also to those in the fields of aviation, earth science, and the environment. In Meteorology Demystified, best-selling author Stan Gibilisco, writing with his usual entertaining and informative style and flair, provides a complete foundation of essential physical and scientific concepts behind different weather phenomena.

With Meteorology Demystified, you learn at your own comfortable pace. Complex topics are described simply, in easy-to-understand terms. In this unique self-teaching guide, learning is continually reinforced and achievement demonstrated. Each chapter ends with a 10-question multiple-choice quiz, and a 100-question multiple-choice final exam tests your total understanding of meteorology.

If you want to master the concepts of meteorology and the techniques of weather prediction, here's the self-teaching course that does the job quickly and thoroughly. Get ready to -

Understand the science of air and water...pressure systems and clouds ...showers and thunderstorms
Explore the formation and evolution of tornadoes, hurricanes, and winter storms
Learn what's involved in observation and forecasting
Get insights into Earth's past and a prognosis for its future
Consider the impact of human activity on climate
Take a "final exam" and grade it yourself!

Sommaire

Preface
Background Physics
The Atmosphere
Observation and Forecasting
Rain and Lightning
Tornadoes
Tropical Cyclones
Winter Weather
Abnormal Weather
The Past and Future Climate
Final Exam
Answers To Quiz And Exam Questions
Suggested Additional References
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Stan Gibilisco
Collection	Demystified
Parution	09/12/2005
Nb. de pages	324
Format	18,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	558g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780071448482
ISBN13	978-0-07-144848-2