Air and Water
Trade Winds, Hurricanes, Gulf Stream, Tsunamis and Other Striking Phenomena
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Beschreibung
Air and water are so familiar that we all think we know them. Yet how difficult it remains to predict their behavior, with so many questions butting against the limits of our knowledge. How are cyclones, tornadoes, thunderstorms, tsunamis or floods generated — sometimes causing devastation and death? What will the weather be tomorrow, next week, next summer? This book brings some answers to these questions with a strategy of describing before explaining. Starting by considering air and water in equilibrium (i.e., at rest), it progresses to discuss dynamic phenomena first focusing on large scale structures, such as El Niño or trade winds, then on ever smaller structures, such as low-pressure zones in the atmosphere, clouds, rain, as well as tides and waves. It finishes by describing man-mad
e constructions (dams, ports, power plants, etc.) that serve to domesticate our water resources and put them to work for us.Including over one hundred illustrations and very few equations, most of the text is accessible to readers with no more than high-school science and who are at ease with quantities such as the temperature of a fluid or the pressure within such a medium. Beyond the primary audience of engineers, teachers, and students, the book is thus also addressed to walkers, hikers, navigators, and all nature lovers.
Treats atmospheric structure and circulation
Includes films and videos on a separate website
Includes key principles of atmospheric depressions, hurricanes and tornadoes
Contains an explained description of the global oceanic circulation
Includes guiding ideas on wave formation and evolution
Explains why and how airplanes fly in spite of their huge weight
Explains why meteorologists cannot look beyond a ten-day forecast
Treats atmospheric structure and circulation Includes films and videos on a separate website Includes key principles of atmospheric depressions, hurricanes and tornadoes Contains an explained description of the global oceanic circulation Includes guiding ideas on wave formation and evolution Explains why and how airplanes fly in spite of their huge weight Explains why meteorologists cannot look beyond a ten-day forecast Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Autor*in
René Moreau
Themen in »Air and Water«
Atmospheric Motions Meteorology Ocean Circulation Storms and Hurricanes Tides and Waves fluid- and aerodynamics
Stimmen zu »Air and Water«
“Moreau (emer., Grenoble Institute of Technology, France) has produced a wide-ranging overview of the world’s atmosphere and waters, and of issues and phenomena pertaining to them. … book includes many helpful color photos, charts, graphs, and drawings, as well as an extensive glossary. Summing Up: Recommended. …Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.” (A. C. Prendergast, Choice, Vol. 56 (2), October, 2018)
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