Encyclopedia of Weather & Climate, 2 Volume Set

 Reviews:

"...recommended for general use...excellent information."

—American Reference Books Annual

"A much-needed resource that does not disappoint..."

—School Library Journal

"This book stands out because it is an easy-to-understand, well-put-together text...high-school, public, and academic libraries will definitely want [this] two-volume set."

—Booklist

Description: 

The scientific disciplines of climatology and meteorology have evolved in sophistication from guesswork, superstition, and reading signs in the sky to the development of contemporary forecasting techniques. Viva-Facts On File Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate impressively presents this knowledge as a two-volume reference that will serve as a definitive resource. The encyclopedia features 4,000 cross-referenced entries that discuss, among other things, the processes that produce weather; the circulation of the atmosphere that creates the world's climates; a classification of climates; important scientific concepts; the history of ideas underlying atmospheric sciences; biographies of those who have made significant contributions; and particular weather events.

Viva-Facts On File Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate is an indispensable resource for students and scientists who need literate, comprehensive information on the crucial language of climatology and meteorology. Complemented by nearly 300 maps, charts, designs of specific weather-and climate-related conditions, and photographs of notable scientists.

arctic front • drought • El Nino • ice storm • long-range forecast • oasis effect • radar wind • temperate belt • weather stations • zonal circulation

The encyclopedia also includes five helpful appendixes—a chronology of disasters, a chronology of discoveries in the atmospheric sciences, the geologic time scale, tornadoes of the past, and weather-related websites—as well as an extensive bibliography and an index.

Target Audience: 

High-school, public, and academic libraries.  It is an indispensable resource for students and scientists who need literate, comprehensive information on the crucial language of climatology and meteorology.