
A Dictionary of Weather - Oxford Quick Reference (Paperback)
Storm Dunlop (author)
£12.99
Paperback
330 Pages /
Published: 14/08/2008
- In stock
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.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199541447
Number of pages: 330
Weight: 246 g
Dimensions: 195 x 128 x 18 mm
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
MEDIA REVIEWS
Review from previous edition It is the definitive reference for all things meteorological * Bill Giles *
a welcome and important contribution, especially suitable for amateur meteorologists * Weather *
a welcome and important contribution, especially suitable for amateur meteorologists * Weather *
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