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  • TheBookPeople

    An authoritative and wide-ranging new edition of A Dictionary of Weather containing almost 2,000 entries on all areas of the subject. Provides clear definitions and illustrative examples of terminology taken from meteorology, forecasting, and climatology. Revised and fully updated, this edition includes 300 new and revised entries, such as A-Train, Pineapple Express, and Watermelon snow, and added feature entries highlighting actual occurrences of extreme weather, including the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. Generously illustrated, and containting recommended websites for further reading, this reference work is thoroughly comprehensible. Find out where and when the world's largest hailstone fell or where the highest temperature was recorded using the list of weather records, and check climate data for different weather types from around the world. Key terms from the related fields of oceanography, hydrology, and climatology are also covered as well as biographical information on important people in the development of meteorology. Arranged in A-Z format, it is a unique dictionary and an essential reference source for meteorology and geography students, whether at school or university, as well as for amateur meteorologists and the general reader.

  • ASDA

    A new edition of an authoritative dictionary containing almost 2000 weather forecasting and climate terms. With useful appendices satellite images black and white photos and new feature entries this is a fascinating and indispensable reference work for anyone studying or with an interest in weather.

  • Blackwell

    Ranging from A-Train to Watermelon Snow, this authoritative dictionary provides thorough coverage of meteorological terms. It is an essential reference work for students of meteorology, climatology, astronomy, and geology, as well as for amateur...

  • 0199541442
  • 9780199541447
  • Storm Dunlop
  • 14 August 2008
  • OUP Oxford
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 304
  • 2
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