Understanding weather and the environment
2013
eBook
Abstract: The Visual Guides series answers the most important questions on topics that fascinate everyone through a series of videos and animations: weather, the human body, the Earth, the universe and plants. It provides images of natural phenomena and explanations of fundamental concepts, and features the very latest discoveries in these areas.
Main title:
Understanding weather and the environment / [editorial director, Caroline Fortin ; writers, Stésphane Batigne and others ; translation, Kathe Roth].
Author:
Fortin, Caroline, editorBatigne, Stésphane, authorRothe, Kathe, , translatorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition].
Imprint:
[Montreal, Quebec] : QA International, 2007.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2013.
Collation:
1 online resource : (50 videos) ; digital files.
Series title:
Notes:
Title from title screen (viewed 26 October 2013).
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: 1 electronic resource (130 pages) : illustrations (some colored), color maps
Contents:
EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. The Atmosphere -- Atmospheric Pressure -- The Movement of Air Masses -- Wind --PRECIPITATION. Humidity -- Cloud Formation -- Identifying Clouds -- Dew and Fog -- Rainbows -- Lightning and Thunder --METEOROLOGY. Measurement Instruments -- Measuring the Temperature -- Balloons and Radar -- Geostationary Satellites -- Polar-orbiting Satellites -- Weather maps --CLIMATES. The Seasonal Cycle -- Climates of the World -- Desert Climates -- Tropical Climates -- Polar Climates -- Temperate Climates -- El Niño and La Niña --THE ENVIRONMENT. The Biosphere -- Ecosystems -- Soil -- The Water Cycle -- The Carbon and Oxygen Cycles -- The Phosphorous and Nitrogen Cycles -- The Greenhouse Effect -- Global Warming -- The Ozone Layer -- POLLUTION. Atmospheric Pollution -- Acid Rain -- Water Pollution -- Treatment of wastewater -- Soil Pollution -- Desertification -- Nuclear Waste -- Pollution of the Food Chains -- Selective Sorting of Waste -- Recycling.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781784021160 (electronic version)2764408935 (electronic book)9782764408933 (electronic book)
Dewey class:
577.22
LC class:
QP82.2.C5QC902.9
Language:
EnglishFrench
BRN:
502291
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