The AMS weather book : the ultimate guide to America's weather /

The AMS weather book : the ultimate guide to America's weather /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Williams, Jack, 1936-
Imprint:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Description:	xi, 316 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Weather -- Popular works. Climatology -- Popular works. Meteorology -- Popular works. Climatology. Meteorology. Weather. Popular works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7891010

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Varying Form of Title:	Ultimate guide to America's weather
Other authors / contributors:	American Meteorological Society.
ISBN:	9780226898988 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226898989 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	"Copublished with the American Meteorological Society." Includes index.

Table of Contents:

Forewords
About This Book
1. Introduction
2. Earth's Energy
3. Winds and Currents
4. Water
5. Global Patterns
6. Earth Observers
7. Weather Forecasting
8. Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
9. Mesoscale Wweather
10. Tropical Cyclones
11. Under the Radar
12. Weather and Climate Threats
Glossary
Acknowledgements, Credits, and Index