Simon Keeling - Böcker

An invaluable pocket guide to understanding and predicting the weatherThere's nothing the British love more than discussing the weather and debating what it's going to do next. This pocket-sized illustrated guide reveals what causes the weather and easy ways to make your own forecasts from what you can see and feel around you.Will I need to take an umbrella this afternoon? Does a red sky tonight really mean fine weather tomorrow? Can plants predict the weather? What do those funny shaped clouds mean?Renowned weather expert Dr Simon Keeling answers all these questions and more. And along the way he also shows some of the more unusual and dramatic weather events to look out for.This book is perfect for those planning their next walk or camping trip or even the armchair meteorologist.

Meteorology can seem like a black-art with the meteorologist producing forecasts that somehow seem to contradict what you are reading from the charts. The Sailor’s Book of the Weather takes the confusion out of the forecasts and helps you answer, ‘Why is that happening?’ The Sailor’s Book of the Weather introduces the key principles that influence the weather and gives the sailor the tools to forecast from observations and make the most of available information. Wind, clouds and knowledge of weather patterns and local conditions all contain ample hints to allow the informed forecaster to accurately predict the weather. Illustrated with charts and over 100 photographs, this book is a must on every boat and essential reading whether you are on the water in land, on the coast or venturing further afield. Gives sailors the knowledge required to make informed decisions and predictionsWritten in straightforward language with the science explained for the lay manIncludes dozens of illustrations to explain concepts and photographs to show weather systems in actionAn appendix provides practice charts for the reader to develop their skillsDescribes prevailing weather patterns in northern and southern hemispheres