Weather Map Handbook
by Tim Vasquez
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Author: Tim VasquezEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09
ISBN: 0970684045
Number of pages: 170
Publisher: Weather Graphics Technologies
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- ISBN13: 9780970684042
- Condition: New
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Book Review: Outstanding Book For Anyone Interested in Weather!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Being an avid storm chaser and weather photographer, I really enjoy learning as much as I can about weather, the forecasting of weather and everything in between. I have a bookshelf full of books related to this topic and this is hands down the best one available. Its concise, easy to read and the double page format was a fantastic idea. It just wouldn't have been the same if they went with a single page format. In short the weather Map handbook is a book that will teach you how to read and interpret every weather map and weather image in use today.
As anyone who is active in this subject knows, the amount of data now available over the net is really quite mind boggling. You could really set up your own storm research center right in your own home if you wanted. Its really quite amazing yet at the same time it can be really quite daunting to anyone who doesn't have a grasp on how to read and interpret the actual data. Well that is where this book comes in. I promise you that you will never look at another weather map the same way again. Most people look at these sorts of maps and confusion immediately sets in and rightfully so as this is a very complex subject. This book will turn that confusion into understanding and will empower you to really start understanding the weather data that is available to everyone over the net as very few people do.
The bottom line is I don't think people would be on this page looking at this book if they weren't interested in this subject and believe me if there is one thing I understand its people's fascination with weather. Weather is an amazingly rich, complex, beautiful, and at times downright violent aspect to mother nature. I am in awe when I meet people who have no interest in this subject. Anyways this book will definitely take you up a few notches in regards to your understanding of this subject. If you only buy one book on this subject, this is the one I would recommend. If I could give this book 6 stars I would.
Summary of Weather Map Handbook
The Weather Map Handbook explains nearly every forecasting chart used in meteorology. It's designed especially for the Internet, showing how to predict weather from scratch using the same charts that professional meteorologists use. A complete listing of weather map symbols, iconographs, and decoding information fills the pages. It's perfect for hobbyists, pilots, students, broadcasters, and storm chasers. Using a double-page format, the Weather Map Handbook demonstrates nearly every type of weather map, image, and product in common use. An overview of each item's origin, purpose, shortfalls, and tips are outlined. Standards for analysis symbology and chart markings are summarized. The surface, 850 mb, 700 mb, 500 mb, and 300-200 mb charts get two pages each, complete with philosophy, objectives, and techniques for each chart. Thickness, isentropic, and Q vector products get their own sections. Topping off the book is an appendix with surface and upper-level station plot models, a vast technical glossary compiled from the depths of the NWS, SPC, and NCEP, and much more.Rivers Books
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