Eloquent science
Subtitle: a practical guide to becoming a better writer, speaker, and atmospheric scientist
By: David M. Schultz
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9781878220912
Description: Eloquent Science evolved from a workshop aimed at offering atmospheric science students formal guidance in communications, tailored for their eventual scientific careers. Drawing on advice from over twenty books and hundreds of other sources, this volume presents informative and often humorous tips for writing scientific journal articles, while also providing a peek behind the curtain into the operations of editorial boards and publishers of major journals. The volume focuses on writing, reviewing, and speaking and is aimed at the domain of the student or scientist at the start of her career. The volume offers tips on poster presentations, media communication, and advice for non-native speakers of English, as well as appendices on proper punctuation usage and commonly misunderstood meteorological concepts.  A further reading section at the end of each chapter suggests additional sources for the interested reader, and sidebars written by experts in the field offer diverse viewpoints on reference topics.--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-406) and index.