Exploring the Sky by Day: The Equinox Guide to Weather and the Atmosphere [SCM]
by Terence Dickinson Author
Offers fascinating insight into such phenomena as lightning, the ten types of clouds, storms, solar haloes, sundogs, and sunsets. With dozens of photographs and color illustrations, the book provides a nice introduction to weather and the atmosphere.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0920656714
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 29
- Pages
- 72
- Suggested Grades
- 3rd - 6th
- Publisher
- Firefly Books
- Copyright
- 1988
- Written
- 1988
Chapters
- 1 The Atmosphere
- 2 Formation of Clouds
- 3 Types of Clouds
- 4 Cumulus Clouds
- 5 Stratus Clouds
- 6 Cirrus Clouds
- 7 Unusual Clouds
- 8 Types of Precipitation
- 9 Rain Formation
- 10 The Beauty of Rainbows
- 11 Snow and Snowstorms
- 12 Thunderstorms and Lightning
- 13 Air Currents
- 14 Weather Lore
- 15 Sky Colour
- 16 Haze and Humidity
- 17 Fog, Mist and Smog
- 18 Dew and Frost
- 19 Climate Zones
- 20 Haloes, Pillars and Sundogs
- 21 Airplane Window View
- 22 Sunset and Sun Shape
- 23 Earth Motions
- 24 Aurora Borealis
- 25 Moon Phases
- 26 Horizon Illusion
- 27 Hurricanes and Hail
- 28 Tornadoes and Waterspouts
- 29 Weather Forecasting
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