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Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Description
Explains the basic characteristics of weather--temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure--and how meteorologists gather data for their forecasts.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Pub Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
450L
Language
English
Description
Discusses the ins and outs of weather forecasting, and explains how weather forecasters do their jobs.
What does it mean to forecast the weather? How do weather forecasters do their jobs? Readers will learn the ins and outs of weather forecasting in this book"--Provided by publisher.
8) 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...
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Numerical models have become essential tools in environmental science, particularly in weather forecasting and climate prediction. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the techniques used in these fields, with emphasis on the design of the most recent numerical models of the atmosphere. It presents a short history of numerical weather prediction and its evolution, before describing the various model equations and how to solve them numerically....
16) The kids' book of weather forecasting: build a weather station, "read" the sky & make predictions!
Author
Series
Publisher
Williamson Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Kids discover what makes the weather happen and how to predict what's ahead. Activities include making equipment to measure rainfall, wind direction and speed, humidity, and barometric pressure; recording measurements and observations in a Weather Log; and simulating weather events to demonstrate the science behind them. From foggy mornings to sunny afternoons to our changing seasons, weather forecasting is a year-round, practical science that children...