Making Sense of Weather and Climate: The Science Behind the Forecasts

by Mark Denny

Book Overview

How do meteorologists design forecasts for the next day's, the next week's, or the next month's weather? Are some forecasts more likely to be accurate than others, and why? Making Sense of Weather and Climate takes readers through key topics in atmospheric physics and presents a cogent view of how weather relates to climate, particularly climate-change science. It is the perfect book for amateur meteorologists and weather enthusiasts, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231174926
• ISBN13: 9780231174923
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher