The Weather Almanac (eBook)

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

Steven L. Horstmeyer (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2011 | 12. Auflage
1144 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-01519-3 (ISBN)

Infos

The Weather Almanac, 12th 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.

Autor

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.

Inhalt

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.

Rezensionen

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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.9.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Chemie • Chemische Verfahrenstechnik • Chemistry • earth sciences • Environmental Chemistry • Environmental Science • Environmental Studies • Geowissenschaften • Meteorologie • meteorology • Umweltanalytik • Umweltchemie • Umweltforschung • Umweltwissenschaften
• ISBN-10: 1-118-01519-3 / 1118015193
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-01519-3 / 9781118015193