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Air Apparent
Mark Monmonier
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Description for Air Apparent
Paperback. Presenting the story of the weather map, this book traces its history; discusses debates among scientists on the enigma of storms and global change; explains strategies for mapping the upper atmosphere and forecasting disaster; and exposes the efforts to detect and control air pollution. Num Pages: 310 pages, 22 colour plates, 4 halftones, 89 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 269 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Every night across the country, viewers tune in to their evening news to glimpse the next day's weather. They are treated to graphic images of invading air masses, colliding fronts, and growing tropical storms. This book is the story of this tool, the weather map, which in its many forms has made the atmosphere visible, understandable, and at least moderately predictable. No other maps are so spontaneously timely, so widely and frequently consulted, and so central to the daily activities of so many. The singular history of the weather map developed around the twin poles of weather's many facets and ... Read more
Every night across the country, viewers tune in to their evening news to glimpse the next day's weather. They are treated to graphic images of invading air masses, colliding fronts, and growing tropical storms. This book is the story of this tool, the weather map, which in its many forms has made the atmosphere visible, understandable, and at least moderately predictable. No other maps are so spontaneously timely, so widely and frequently consulted, and so central to the daily activities of so many. The singular history of the weather map developed around the twin poles of weather's many facets and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226534237
SKU
V9780226534237
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
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