The Facts on File Dictionary of Weather and Climate (The Facts on File Science Dictionaries)

By Jacqueline Smith

Book Overview

Throughout history, weather has beena n endless source of fascination for humankind. Every effort has been made to foretell weather and climate changes, from the use of guesswork, rule of thumb, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081604533X
• ISBN13: 9780816045334
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Checkmark Books
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Adds over 150 new entries

The revised edition of Dictionary of Weather & Climate offers high school and college-level collections over 2,000 cross-referenced entries defining and exploring terms used in meteorology and climatology. The previous edition appeared five years ago: this adds over 150 new entries and includes pronunciation symbols for over 800 uncommon terms. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch