{"product_id":"making-sense-of-weather-and-climate-9780231174923","title":"Making Sense of Weather and Climate","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe perfect book for avid weather watchers, amateur storm chasers, and anyone curious about the relationship between weather and climate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is perfect for any individual who wants \"textbook\" science delivered in a format that is easily digested and exciting to read. Making Sense of Weather and Climate fills a niche not only between popular and college-level science, but also between the too-often separated topics of weather and climate change. Frequently presented as separate issues, Denny makes clear that the two are in fact very linked. -- Scott Mandia, Suffolk County Community College Weather has always interested people and has always been societally relevant. Climate change is by now at a similar level of public interest and relevance. Making Sense of Weather and Climate delivers a popular science overview of the physics of weather and climate, with a good amount of wit. Denny's approach to the subject from an applied physics perspective is a real advantage: neither too technical nor too descriptive, this book is for anyone who wants to learn more about weather and climate. -- Thomas Birner, Colorado State University Mark Denny's is a beautifully written, lucid story of the science of climate and weather. It explores its subjects deeply but makes them accessible to the non-technical reader; it captures the humanity of the scientific endeavor; and it describes how scientists observe weather, the statistical prism through which they must view the observations, and how they use them to construct models to render complex phenomena understandable. -- Edmond A. Mathez, author of Climate Change [An] educational volume on meteorology and meteorological forecasting... Denny's discussions on cloud formations-there are four basic forms and 10 basic types-prove particularly fascinating. Publishers Weekly Denny's exploration of the science and history of a phenomenon we have long tried to master makes Making Sense of Weather and Climate a unique and accessible study for anyone desiring a complete and accurate picture of the environment's individual, societal, and planetary impact. Impressively well written, organized and presented. Library Bookwatch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor's Note Acknowledgments Forecast 1. Feeling the Heat 2. Under the Heavens and the Seas 3. The Air We Breathe 4. Dynamic Planet 5. Oceans of Data 6. Statistically Speaking 7. A Condensed Account of Clouds, Rain, and Snow 8. Weather Mechanisms 9. Weather Extremes: The New Normal 10. The World of Weather Forecasting And That Wraps Up Your Weather for Today Appendix Glossary Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400299651415,"sku":"9780231174923","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231174923.jpg?v=1730470324","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-sense-of-weather-and-climate-9780231174923","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}