Clouds and Weather Phenomena

C. J. P. Cave (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

56 Seiten

2015
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-50486-8 (ISBN)

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First published in 1943 as the second edition of a 1926 original, this book explains certain natural phenomena visible in the skies. Cave details the reasons for atmospheric features such as coronae, iridescent clouds, mirages and the various cloud formations, and illustrates the text with many photographs. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the natural world or meteorology.

Preface; List of illustrations; 1. Clouds; 2. The colour of the sky; 3. Sunset colours; 4. Sunset rays; 5. The green ray; 6. Rainbows; 7. Halos; 8. Coronae; 9. Iridescent clouds; 10. Broken spectres; 11. Mirages; 12. The moon; 13. The apparent size of the sun and moon on the horizon; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.5.2015
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	70 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
ISBN-10	1-107-50486-4 / 1107504864
ISBN-13	978-1-107-50486-8 / 9781107504868
Zustand	Neuware