| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
viii, 136 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Contents |
The jet stream, so called -- The sea-level map, also called the surface map -- Heat, pressure, density -- What makes a low? -- Pressure versus altitude -- Adiabatic change in temperature -- Water vapor --Buoyancy -- Myths, errors, and distortions -- Convection, thunderstorm downdrafts -- Vortexes -- The Columbus Day storm -- Forecasts by a robot -- "Nothing but blue skies" -- "Science and the public" -- Modernization and restructuring of the NWS -- DIY forecasting. |
| Subject |
Weather forecasting.
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| ISBN |
0961807717 |
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