Understanding Weather: A Visual Approach-Karel Karel Hughes, Jul

Taylor & Francis

Understanding WeatherAuthor(s): Karel Karel Hughes\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Hodder Arnold\nISBN-13: 9780340806111, 978-0340806111\nSynopsis\nWeather provides a wide variety of stimuli for our senses. The sound of thunder and gales, the smell of damp soil at the start of a summer thunderstorm are but temporary phenomena while the visual panorama of the changing sky that provides a more revealing insight into the workings of the dynamic atmosphere. \n\nUnderstanding Weather shows how it is possible to understand weather and climate by combining our ability to observe weather systems from the earth's surface with visualisation from above - notably by means of satellite imagery. This fusion of human observation with the contrasting capabilities of remote sensing gives us a new perspective for exploring the three dimensional atmosphere. Remote sensing imagery and real-time weather information are now widely available through the int.