The Weather Almanac: A Reference Guide to Weather, Climate, and Related Issues in the United States and Its Key Cities

ISBN-13: 9780470413258 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 1144 str.

Steven L. Horstmeyer

Opis

The Weather Almanac, 12^th Edition is a resource for a variety of climate and meteorological data including both domestic and international weather trends, historical weather patterns dating back 1000 years, natural disasters, and a 20 page glossary of weather terminology. The book is complete with detailed maps, pictures, and tables compiling climate data from a variety of sources, including the National Weather Service and the US Geological Survey. Separate sections in The Weather Almanac are devoted to tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, and lightening, flash floods, and winter storms, and they have been edited from official reports by governmental agencies. The new edition has been updated to include recent disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami that devastated Indonesia as well as 2005's Hurricane Katrina. These chapters serve as a basic reference for severe weather and extreme conditions, which can assist in preparing for a weather emergency.

Recenzje

This chapter provides an excellent introduction to climate studies, with a number of charts, graphs and tables.   (Reference Reviews, 1 September 2013)

 

Spis treści

Preface.

Chapter 1. Climate Maps of the United States.

Chapter 2. Wind and Solar Energy Climates of the United States.

Chapter 3. Extreme Weather.

Chapter 4. Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Lightning, Thunder and Hail.

Chapter 5. Tropical Cyclones.

Chapter 6. El Niño La Niña.

Chapter 7. Global Climate Change.

Chapter 8. Air Pollution.

Chapter 9. Climate Data from Around the World.

Chapter 10. Local Climatological Data Annual Summaries 2009.

Chapter 11. An Annotated Time Line of Meteorology and Weather.

Index.

O autorze

Steven L. Horstmeyer has filled a variety of professional roles in his career as a meteorologist. He has been a television meteorologist since 1978 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is Chief Meteorologist at WXIX–FOX19. He has taught meteorology and oceanography courses at a variety of colleges and is currently an adjunct instructor at the College of Mount St. Joseph. In addition, he is a contributing editor to Weatherwise magazine and has authored or coauthored more than a dozen articles. He has also served as a weather consultant to industry and the legal profession on numerous occasions.

Blurb

The newly revised guide to day–to–day sources of weather information appearing in newspapers, radio, and television

The Weather Almanac, Twelfth Edition is a resource for a variety of climate and meteorological data, including both domestic and international weather trends, historical weather patterns dating back 1,000 years and weather disasters. The book is complete with detailed maps, pictures, and tables, compiling climate data from a variety of sources, including the National Weather Service and the U.S. Geological Survey and recent work by climate scientists.

Separate sections in The Weather Almanac, Twelfth Edition are devoted to tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, lightning, flash floods, and winter storms all edited from official reports by governmental agencies. These chapters serve as a basic reference for severe weather and extreme conditions, which can assist in preparing for a weather emergency. In addition, this Twelfth Edition:

• Discusses the climatological sources and impact of global warming

• Is updated to include a comprehensive review of climatological data through 2009

• Is written by a meteorologist with thirty–five years of weather data collection, analysis, forecasting and teaching experience

• Chronicles weather trends from the pre–instrumental records using tree ring and other proxy data to the present

• Details recent weather data for more than 120 U.S. cities

• Updated to include the 2009 Gulf Coast Hurricane season

A great deal of information is compiled on a daily basis in order to better understand how weather works. The Weather Almanac dissects this data and presents it in the same easily digestible format that has earned it acclaim through eleven previous editions. With a wealth of updated information, this new edition continues to build on its tradition of exploring the current frontiers of weather–related issues, and making them accessible for everyone.