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Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
As a consequence of recent increased awareness of the social and political dimensions of climate, many non-specialists discover a need for information about the variety of available climate models. 'A Climate Modelling Primer' is designed to explain the basis and mechanisms of all types of current physically-based climate models.
Author
Publisher
UXL
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Volume 1 focuses on basic atmospheric processes such as global and local winds, air pressure, heat and temperature, cloud formation, and front and storm formation. Volume 2 presents in-depth discussions on precipitation, thunderstorms and tornadoes, hurricanes, temperature and precipitation extremes, and rainbows and other optical phenomena. Volume 3 presents information on forecasting equipment and describes climates of the world, changes in global...
11) Weather
Author
Series
Lexile measure
IG 1110L
Language
English
Description
From wild tornadoes to blinding blizzards, learn what makes our climate and weather work in this stunning visual guide. Fiercer hurricanes, hungrier wildfires, flash floods, and desertification are becoming a part of daily life as our climate shifts and changes. Weather covers the most important areas of this timely topic, delivering up-to-date expert information on everything from the water cycle to winds, cloud galleries, fog, and snow, and from...
15) What is weather?
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Formats
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Schmidt, a climate scientist at NASA, and photographer Wolfe seek to advance public education about human-induced climate change in a combination of arresting images and lucid explanations of the science of global warming and the pursuit of global cooperation in adopting new, sustainable ways of living. With contributions by 16 scientists, engineers, writers, activists, and photographers, Schmidt and Wolfe address a host of observable changes, from...
Author
Publisher
G. Stevens Children's Books
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the elements that make up weather and climate, discusses methods of gathering data and forecasting the weather, and examines the climate's effects on animals and vegetation, and the effect of human activities on climate.
