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Mass Cliff |
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Titolo |
The weather of the Pacific Northwest / / Cliff Mass |
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Seattle, Washington State : , : University of Washington Press, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (314 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Weather forecasting - Northwest, Pacific |
Northwest, Pacific Climate |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 01 The Extraordinary Weather of the Pacific Northwest -- 02 The Basics of Pacific Northwest Weather -- 03 Floods -- 04 Snowstorms and Ice Storms -- 05 Windstorms -- 06 Sea Breezes, Land Breezes, and Slope Winds -- 07 Coastal Weather Features -- 08 Mountain-Related Weather Phenomena -- 09 Weather Features of the Inland Pacific Northwest -- 10 Blue Holes, Flying Ferries, Tornadoes, and Dust Devils -- 11 The Weather and Climate of British Columbia -- 12 The Meteorology of Pacific Northwest Wildfires -- 13 The Challenge of Pacific Northwest Weather Prediction -- 14 The Evolving Weather of the Pacific Northwest -- 15 Reading the Pacific Northwest Skies -- Pacific Northwest Weather Resources -- Index -- About the Author. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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""Fridays at ten of four is when we listen to our favorite person ever, Cliff Mass. If you don't know who Cliff Mass is, well, he's this thing me and Mom have, this awesome weather geek who loves weather so much you have no choice but to love him in return." - from Maria Semple's novel, Where'd You Go, Bernadette? This is a lavishly illustrated guide to making sense of the region's unique atmospheric and geographic forces. For the new edition of this contemporary classic, Cliff Mass has extensively revised and updated, as well as expanding his coverage of British Columbia as well as considering the impact of wildfires on the region's meteorology. A fascinating read, the book is indispensable to |
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anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of the region's is weather"-- |
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