A Dictionary of Weather

by Storm Dunlop

Book Overview

What is the coldest place on the planet? How does a hurricane form? What exactly is a low pressure system? And what area has the least, or most, amount of rainfall?
Answering these and many other intriguing questions, A Dictionary of Weather provides a comprehensive body of information with over 1,800 weather, forecasting, and climate terms, along with detailed illustrative examples of specific events and weather extremes. With this resource,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192800639
• ISBN13: 9780192800633
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 4.8"