Eyewitness weather [electronic resource]
Cosgrove, Brian, 1926-2013
Book
Abstract: Take your knowledge of weather to the next level, from rain showers to hurricanes, with Eyewitness Weather. Discover why deserts are dry, what makes raindrops grow, how to put together your own weather forecast, and much, much more!
Main title:
Eyewitness weather [electronic resource] / written by Brian Cosgrove.
Work:
Edition:
Rev. ed.
Imprint:
London [Eng.] : DK Publishing, 2007, c1991 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2013.)
Collation:
1 online resource (259 entries) : 286 images, digital files.
Series title:
Notes:
Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: 72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col.maps
Contents:
The restless air -- Natural signs -- The science of weather -- Watching the weather -- Forecasting -- The power of the sun -- A sunny day -- Frost and ice -- Water in the air -- The birth of a cloud -- A cloudy day -- Clouds of all kinds -- A rainy day -- Fronts and lows -- Thunder and lightening -- Monsoon -- A snowy day -- Wind -- Tropical storms -- Whirling winds -- Fogs and mists -- A day of weather -- Mountain weather -- Weather on the plains -- Weather by the sea -- Colors in the sky -- Our changing weather -- Home weather station -- Did you know? -- Working with weather -- Extreme weather -- Glossary.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
075660737X (print)9780756607371 (print)0756630061 (print)9780756630065 (print)9781782683513 (online)
Dewey class:
551.5
LC class:
QC981.3
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
502352
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