from: Cambridge University Press
Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 551.63
EAN num: 9780521451116
ISBN number: 0521451116
Label: Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Page Count: 523
Printing Date: January 26, 1996
Publishing house: Cambridge University Press
Sale Popularity Level: 2633763
Studio: Cambridge University Press
Editor's Notes and Comments:
Product Description:
This manual presents the meteorology student and operational forecaster with the current techniques for interpreting satellite and radar images of weather systems in mid-latitudes. The focus of the book is the large number of illustrations. Images are matched with conceptual models and weather charts. Written in an image-led mode, rather than in the style of a standard textbook on meteorology, the presentation allows the user to identify and interpret patterns on the images as easily and quickly as possible. Patterns observed in satellite and radar images have been explained in terms of basic archetypal airflows. Examples are presented showing variations on the basic archetypes for many regions. Material for the book has been provided by experts from North America and Europe, and reviewed by people from universities, training establishments of meteorological services and operational forecasters.
Brief Book Summary:
The aim of this manual is to present the meteorology student and operational forecaster with the current techniques for interpreting satellite and radar images of weather systems in mid-latitudes. The focus of the book is the large number of illustrations which match images with conceptual models and weather charts.
User popularity level:
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This book provides the best overall technical discusion of the use of satellite imagery and radar data in weather forecasting. For the weather enthusiast this book may at times be difficult to understand;however, there still is plenty of easy to understand information pertaining to visible, infrared, and water vapor imagery interpretation. The book is richly appointed with colour and grey and white figures with concise discussions of the meteorological conditions that produce the weather described in the figure. I would especially recommend this book for the serious student of meteorology.
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