Monmonier. Air Apparent : How Meteorologists Learned to Map, Predict,

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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Narrative Type
Nonfiction
ISBN
9780226534220
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226534227
ISBN-13
9780226534220
eBay Product ID (ePID)
802489

Product Key Features

Book Title
Air Apparent : How Meteorologists Learned to Map, Predict, and Dramatize Weather
Number of Pages
324 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Topic
Cartography, Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, History
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science
Author
Mark Monmonier
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
21 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
98-025797
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
551.63/022/3
Table Of Content
Preface Acknowledgments 1. Seeing and Forecasting 2. Seeing and Understanding 3. Weather by Wire 4. Looking Up 5. Looking Ahead 6. Downwind Dangers 7. Looking Down 8. Looking Around 9. Spreading the News 10. Weather Channels and Web Sites 11. Hindsight As Insight 12. Managed Myopia Appendix: Web-site Addresses Notes Index
Synopsis
Weather maps have made our atmosphere visible, understandable, and at least moderately predictable. In Air Apparent Mark Monmonier traces debates among scientists eager to unravel the enigma of storms and global change, explains strategies for mapping the upper atmosphere and forecasting disaster, and discusses efforts to detect and control air pollution. Fascinating in its scope and detail, Air Apparent makes us take a second look at the weather map, an image that has been, and continues to be, central to our daily lives. "Clever title, rewarding book. Monmonier . . . offers here a basic course in meteorology, which he presents gracefully by means of a history of weather maps." -- Scientific American "Mark Monmonier is onto a winner with Air Apparent . . . . It is good, accessible science and excellent history. . . . Read it." --Fred Pearce, New Scientist " Air Apparent ] is a superb first reading for any backyard novice of weather . . . but even the veteran forecaster or researcher will find it engaging and, in some cases, enlightening." --Joe Venuti, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society "Monmonier is solid enough in his discussion of geographic and meteorological information to satisfy the experienced weather watcher. But even if this information were not presented in such a lively and engaging manner, it would still hook most any reader who checks the weather map every morning or who sits happily entranced through a full cycle of forecasts on the Weather Channel."--Michael Kennedy, Boston Globe, Weather maps have made our atmosphere visible, understandable, and at least moderately predictable. In Air Apparent Mark Monmonier traces debates among scientists eager to unravel the enigma of storms and global change, explains strategies for mapping the upper atmosphere and forecasting disaster, and discusses efforts to detect and control air pollution. Fascinating in its scope and detail, Air Apparent makes us take a second look at the weather map, an image that has been, and continues to be, central to our daily lives. "Clever title, rewarding book. Monmonier . . . offers here a basic course in meteorology, which he presents gracefully by means of a history of weather maps." -- Scientific American "Mark Monmonier is onto a winner with Air Apparent . . . . It is good, accessible science and excellent history. . . . Read it." --Fred Pearce, New Scientist "[ Air Apparent ] is a superb first reading for any backyard novice of weather . . . but even the veteran forecaster or researcher will find it engaging and, in some cases, enlightening." --Joe Venuti, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society "Monmonier is solid enough in his discussion of geographic and meteorological information to satisfy the experienced weather watcher. But even if this information were not presented in such a lively and engaging manner, it would still hook most any reader who checks the weather map every morning or who sits happily entranced through a full cycle of forecasts on the Weather Channel."--Michael Kennedy, Boston Globe
LC Classification Number
QC878.M59 1999

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