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Weather and Climate
  • Trim Size: 6 X 9
  • ISBN-10: 0816074461
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-7446-4
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $39.50
  • Imprint: Facts On File
  • Published: 06/01/2010
  • Dewey Number: 551
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up
  • Pages: 208

Summary

The variability in weather and climate can have a tremendous impact, making the science of forecasting incredibly important. Weather and climate are related, but individually they do not mean quite the same thing. The main difference involves time—weather refers to the present state or to conditions that may evolve in the coming days or weeks, whereas climate refers to long-term behavior.

Atmospheric phenomena affect everyone—severe storms pop up from time to time, and the interactions governing the climate form a network that has worldwide influence. These topics are complicated and merit a great deal of research, and each chapter of this book explores one of these frontiers. Weather and Climate explores the scientists who delve into frontiers of weather and climate science—and quite often run into variable and puzzling phenomena. Featuring information published in reports or presented at conferences, this guide will make a great addition to classroom libraries.

Chapters include:

  • Paleoclimatology—Evolution of Earth's Climate
  • Polar Climate—A Sensitive Indicator of Change
  • Solar Variation and Earth's Climate
  • Tornado Formation
  • Hurricane Forecasting
  • Intentional Weather Modification.

Specifications

Full-color photographs and line illustrations. Index. Glossary. Chronologies. Print and Web resources.

About the Author(s)

Kyle Kirkland, Ph.D., received his doctorate in neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania. He remains active in research and devotes considerable time to explaining mathematics and science to layperson audiences. He has published a number of articles on science, the history of science, and the present and future impact of science on our society. Kirkland is also the coauthor of Optics in Facts On File's Science and Technology in Focus set as well as the Physics in Our World set.

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