Mike Harris
Understanding Weatherfax
A Guide to Forecasting the Weather from Radio and Internet Fax Charts
Paperback Engels 2005 2e druk 9781574092158Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
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How do you turn the symbols on a weather chart into a meaningful forecast? Armed with Understanding Weatherfax and a current weatherfax chart you have all of the essentials for making your own forecast, no matter where you are in the world.
New to the Second Edition: Satellite images, interpreting early warning signs of storm development from satellite images and case studies on the 1991 'Perfect Strom' and the 1998 Sydney to Robard Race.
Also: Receiving equipment, interpreting synoptic chart features, personal forecasting, world weather patterns and tracking and avoiding tropical storms.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781574092158
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:117
Uitgever:Rowman & Littlefield
Druk:2
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Inhoudsopgave
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Preface
1. Weatherfax and satellite image technology
2. World weather patterns
3. Charts and images: types and features
4. Interpreting details
5. Putting it all together
6. Storms, hurricanes and cyclones
Appendix 1. HF weatherfax station browser
Appendix 2. Characteristics of fax transmissions
Appendix 3. Map Projections
Appendix 4. Symbols used on weather charts
Appendix 5. Tables and conversions
Appendix 6. The Beaufort Scale
Appendix 7. Kepler elements and the NORAD element set
Appendix 8. Internet resources
Appendix 9. Bibliography
Index
Glossary
Preface
1. Weatherfax and satellite image technology
2. World weather patterns
3. Charts and images: types and features
4. Interpreting details
5. Putting it all together
6. Storms, hurricanes and cyclones
Appendix 1. HF weatherfax station browser
Appendix 2. Characteristics of fax transmissions
Appendix 3. Map Projections
Appendix 4. Symbols used on weather charts
Appendix 5. Tables and conversions
Appendix 6. The Beaufort Scale
Appendix 7. Kepler elements and the NORAD element set
Appendix 8. Internet resources
Appendix 9. Bibliography
Index
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