The Weather Handbook
The Essential Guide to How Weather is Formed and Develops
$49.91
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
18 January 2021
Summary
The Weather Handbook is the essential guide to how the weather is formed, providing readers with the ability to look at the sky and interpret its signs, and combine this knowledge with information provided by professional forecasts to assess for themselves what the coming weather is likely to be.
This handbook has been the standard reference for over 20 years for students on Day Skipper and Yachtmaster courses, and the handbook of choice for skippers and crew of cruising and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472978592 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1472978595 |
| Author: | Alan Watts |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Adlard Coles Nautical |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Edition: | 4th |
| Release Date: | 18 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 357g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 156mm x 14mm |
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Critics Review
An absolute must for anyone who needs a forecast truly applicable to you, wherever you are. * RNLI magazine *The Weather Handbook is written in a conversational style that helps break down the jargon. And there are helpful summaries … The handbook would be great to keep onboard, not necessarily as a reference, but as some easy and educational reading. * Sailing (US magazine) *The goal of the book is to teach readers to look at the sky, interpret its signs and leverage their knowledge to asses the coming weather. * Soundings (US) *
About The Author
Alan Watts
Alan Watts, one-time professional meteorologist, spent considerable time studying wind changes and short-term alterations in the weather. This, combined with his enthusiasm for sailing which began with the sea scouts, led to his first book. He was also the author of the bestselling Instant Weather Forecasting and Instant Wind Forecasting both published by Adlard Coles Nautical. He died in May 2020.
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