The American weather book
Subtitle: the ultimate guide to the atmosphere and climate
By: Jack Williams.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780226898988
Subjects: Weather -- Popular works; Climatology -- Popular works; Meteorology -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works.
Notes: "Copublished with the American Meteorological Society."
Table of contents: title: An introduction to weather, from famous disasters to sky science; title: Earth's energy; title: Winds and currents; title: Water; title: Global patterns; title: Observing the Earth; title: Weather forecasting; title: Thunderstorms and tornadoes; title: Mesoscale weather; title: Tropical cyclones; title: Under the radar; title: Weather and climate threats.