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Weather for the Mariner by William J. Kotsch (1983, Hardcover)

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About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherNaval Institute Press

ISBN-100870217569

ISBN-139780870217562

eBay Product ID (ePID)516224

Product Key Features

Number of Pages334 Pages

Publication NameWeather for the Mariner

LanguageEnglish

SubjectPersonal & Practical Guides, Weather

Publication Year1983

TypeNot Available

AuthorWilliam J. Kotsch

Subject AreaNature, Reference

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight28 Oz

Item Length10.2 in

Item Width7.2 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

LCCN83-013084

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal551.5/024/62389

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

SynopsisThis classic mariner's guide to the weather contains just about all the advice, warnings, and safety tips modern science can provide in one easy-to-read volume. Clearly written and heavily illustrated, the book presents the basic principles of modern meteorology, along with certain practical aspects of oceanography, in a lively and informative style., This mariner's guide to the weather provides information on weather warnings and fronts, the Beaufort Scale, cloud formations, fog, storms, wind, waves and swells, barometer use, and simple forecasting methods in one easy-to-read volume. It also offers an entire chapter on acid rain and its effects on mariners and their electronic equipment. It is an essential volume for any seamanship bookshelf.

LC Classification NumberQC994.K64 1983