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perfect companion to a recession-proof hobby […] packed with photos […] interesting introduction to something we all take for granted --Good Book Guide
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This is a beautifully illustrated, but rugged and durable, pocket reference guide to clouds and cloud formations, helping you to identify every cloud type and understand its implications for the weather.
Met Office Pocket Cloud Book follows a simple, easy to understand progression from low clouds to high stratus clouds, as well as covering unusual cloud phenomena, making it the ideal instant reference guide for cloudspotters - whether you are at home, in your garden or exploring the great outdoors.
It features a detailed introduction on the history of cloud classification and introduces the three principle cloud forms, with clear explanations of the atmospheric processes that create them.
Packed with stunning images from the Met Office's own photography archive, this is a visual feast and a clear yet fascinating exploration of the familiar world of cloud spotting.
Contents
Introduction:
- Clouds and Their Classification
- How to Use This Book
- Quick Reference
- Low Clouds
- Medium Clods
- High Clouds
- Accessory Clouds
- Supplementary Features
- Special Clouds
- Man Made Clouds
- Optical Phenomena and Effects
- Glossary
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you've ever wondered aloud what sort of cloud was drifting across your field of vision as you lay back in your garden lounger. If you've ever seen clouds rolling in as you pass the point of no-return between your house and the pub and wondered if you should have brought a coat. If you've got fed up with other 'spotting' hobbies because the focus of your hobby keeps flying or buzzing away before you can get an identification book out. Then cloud spotting and this book is for you.
The guide is very logically laid out with each cloud having its own section. There's a handy quick reference bit at the front with small pictures of clouds and the pages you need to turn to for a more detailed identification. Each section has a description of what a particular cloud can tell you about the weather due to come your way. This is one of the clearest and best laid out books, of its type, I have ever seen.
I've bought several copies for other people who, upon seeing my copy, have asked for their own. There's quite a group of us at work across the world who now are members of the cloud spotting fraternity and have copies of this book. I can't help but feel that this is how loony cults start!
Buy this book and join us!
The guide is very logically laid out with each cloud having its own section. There's a handy quick reference bit at the front with small pictures of clouds and the pages you need to turn to for a more detailed identification. Each section has a description of what a particular cloud can tell you about the weather due to come your way. This is one of the clearest and best laid out books, of its type, I have ever seen.
I've bought several copies for other people who, upon seeing my copy, have asked for their own. There's quite a group of us at work across the world who now are members of the cloud spotting fraternity and have copies of this book. I can't help but feel that this is how loony cults start!
Buy this book and join us!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I wanted a straightforward, but well-informed book about clouds. This would enable me to identify different kinds of cloud, with some ideas about what that might mean for the weather in the short term. This book fulfills that wish admirably. The photographs are of a high quality, and the text is very clear. The book slips easily into a jacket pocket, so is readily accessible while outdoors.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A really useful and compact little book. I also bought one as a gift for a friend who is a 'cloud fanatic' and she loves it. Clear illustrations and explanations and a compact size to fit in your pocket.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great little book
Very portable reference book for instant identification of cloud formations. Some great pictures too which make it a pleasure to browse through.
Published 6 months ago by JinnyG
Present for mother
I bought this book for my mother as she is interested in cloud formations but needed it to be simple. She is very pleased with it.
Published 7 months ago by Bridie Rush
Great Little Book
I've always found clouds very interesting but knew nothing about them. This book has enlightened me. It is so informative, yet easy to follow and understand. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Gm Howard
A handy guide
A useful and well-illustrated pocket guide, bought by a sometime met observer for a teenager who has shown an interest in the subject.
Published 9 months ago by G. Dellar
Handy little book.
Nice little book you can carry around in your pocket when out walking or just sky gazing. Plenty of colour pics and good explanations.
Nice one.
Nice one.
Published 13 months ago by J P. McHugh
A 'must have' for cloud gazers
The title says it all - This is the ideal companion for anyone who likes watching clouds but doesn't know what the various kinds of cloud mean. Read more
Published 15 months ago by david b dumble
Understanding Clouds
An excellent little book that clearly explains all teh different cloud types to assist in accurate identification.
Published 22 months ago by Lesley
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