This book invites young readers to explore the science behind weather and climate and to discover how these forces shape the world around them. With the aid of visuals and age-appropriate language, readers will learn how the combination of different elements, such as temperature and wind, create Earth's weather. They will also learn the importance of understanding weather patterns and how they affect various aspects of life. Sidebar content throughout the book will also enhance the reader's experience and encourage the development of critical-thinking skills.
The volume develops the concept of “geographical imagination” to address the intersecting forces of scientific knowledge, cultural politics, bodily experience, and spatial imaginaries, which shape the history of knowledges about climate ...
This book introduces the general field of Sun-weather/climate relationships, that is, apparent weather and climate responses to solar activity, and provides theoretical and experimental suggestions for further research to identify and ...
Vividly illustrated, this text will give you a new appreciation for the power of nature.
"This book covers weather and climatology, including weather-related disasters, how weather impacts us as humans, what patterns occur with weather and within different climates, and how we measure and predict those things"--Provided by ...
Originally published in 1986 as Basic meteorology: a physical outline.
Integrating the latest scientific developments throughout, the text centres on climate change control, addressing how weather and climate impact on environment and society.
REFERENCES The equatorial mountains of New Guinea Alien, B. (1989) 'Frost and drought through time and space, Part 1: The climatological record' (Frost and drought in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, eds B.Alien and H.Brookfield), ...
The Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate Change is a truly spectacular reference to all aspects of the world's weather.
Closely related to each chapter of the book, the Student CD-ROM features: * Over 170 extra 'Notes', 40 illustrations and tables. * Multiple choice, self-assessment and practical exercises. * Extended glossary and key word searching * ...
This book, first published in 2006, brings together some of the world's leading experts on predicting weather and climate. It addresses predictability from the theoretical to the practical, on timescales from days to decades.