- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Facts on File Inc (31 July 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0816045178
- ISBN-13: 978-0816045174
- Product Dimensions: 2.4 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,020,806 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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With the topics of weather and climate increasingly at the forefront of world attention, it is important to understand the relevant terms, definitions, and phenomena that one may be familiar with. Including more than 2000 entries, this handbook offers basic information about atmospheric processes, the sciences of climatology and meteorology, and the people who have made their mark in these disciplines. Topics covered include: acid rain, Beaufort wind scale; cooling degree days; glacial period; ice storm; mean temperature; sunspot; temperature-humidity index; veil of cloud; and zone of maximum precipitation.
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