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The Architecture of Clouds

By: Howard B. Bluestein

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The Architecture of Clouds describes in a visual, poetic, and personal way how clouds are related to our everyday life and the weather. It expertly details how the art and science of clouds are interconnected with straightforward scientific explanations of the meteorological context in which clouds appear and why they form, alongside in-depth descriptions of the visual and artistic aspects of clouds. The air motion dynamics, cloud microphysics and thermodynamics discussed are written in a style accessible to all readers. The clouds showcased within the text range from placid ground fog to smoothly sculpted, stationary, mountain-wave clouds to violent clouds associated with convective storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Clouds are classified as whether they are buoyant or not, and if they are, how deep they extend through the atmosphere. An exhaustive and impressive compilation of photos taken from all over the world, including photographs taken from satellites, are featured in each chapter. Radar depictions of the inside of some clouds and storms provide a unique addition. This book provides an abundance of detail and photography that will be appreciated by scientists, students, and any reader interested in exploring beyond the aesthetics of clouds.

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Oxford University Press

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0192643401

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9780192643407

Severe Convective Storms and Tornadoes

Observations and Dynamics

By: Howard B. Bluestein

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Severe Convective Storms and Tornadoes

Observations and Dynamics

By: Howard B. Bluestein

This book is a focused, comprehensive reference on recent research on severe convective storms and tornadoes. It will contain many illustrations of severe storm phenomena from mobile Doppler radars, operational Doppler radars, photographs and numerical simulations.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642053815

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9783642053818

Synoptic-dynamic Meteorology in Midlatitudes: Observations and theory of weather systems

By: Howard B. Bluestein

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Synoptic-dynamic Meteorology in Midlatitudes: Observations and theory of weather systems

By: Howard B. Bluestein

Synoptic meteorology, the study of large-scale weather systems and forecasting using observation, and dynamic meteorology, the study of the laws of physics involved in air movement, are treated in this major new text in two volumes. The author, a meteorologist noted for his research on tornadoes and severe storms, based his work on material he has taught for the past 14 years at the University of Oklahoma. There are no modern texts on the topic. Volume II covers the formation, motion and climatology of extratropical weather systems in the context of the quasigeostrophic theory and "IPV" thinking, the formation and structure of fronts and jets, applications of semigeostrophic theory, and the observed structure and dynamics of precipitation systems in midlatitudes.

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622

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Taylor & Francis

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019506268X

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9780195062687

Tornado Alley

Monster Storms of the Great Plains

By: Howard B. Bluestein

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Tornado Alley

Monster Storms of the Great Plains

By: Howard B. Bluestein

Tornadoes are the most violent, magnificent, and utterly unpredictable storms on earth, reaching estimated wind speeds of 300 mph and leaving swaths of destruction in their wake. In Tornado Alley, Howard Bluestein draws on two decades of experience chasing and photographing tornadoes across the Plains to present a fascinating historical account of the study of tornadoes and the great thunderstorms that spawn them. A century ago, tornado warnings were so unreliable that they usually went unreported. Today, despite cutting-edge Doppler radar technology and computer simulation, these storms remain remarkably difficult to study. Leading scientists still conduct much of their research from the inside of a speeding truck, and often contend with jammed cameras, flash floods, and windshields smashed by hailstones and flying debris. Using over a hundred diagrams, models, and his own spectacular color photographs, Bluestein documents the exhilaration of hair-raising encounters with as many as nine tornadoes in one day, as well as the crushing disappointment of failed expeditions and ruined equipment. Most of all, he recreates the sense of beauty, mystery, and power felt by the scientists who risk their lives to study violent storms. For scientists, amateur weather enthusiasts, or anyone who's ever been intrigued or terrified by a darkening sky, Tornado Alley provides not only a history of tornado research but a vivid look into the origin and effects of nature's most dramatic phenomena.

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0195307119

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9780195307115

The Architecture of Clouds

By: Howard B. Bluestein

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The Architecture of Clouds

By: Howard B. Bluestein

Featuring a wealth of high-quality photographs, this text describes clouds in a captivating and visual way. The science behind why clouds form and the meteorological context in which the clouds appear is presented in a detailed yet straightforward approach accessible to any reader.

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Oxford University Press

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019887054X

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Book's by Howard B. Bluestein

The Architecture of Clouds

The Architecture of Clouds

Severe Convective Storms and Tornadoes

Severe Convective Storms and Tornadoes

Synoptic-dynamic Meteorology in Midlatitudes: Observations and theory of weather systems

Synoptic-dynamic Meteorology in Midlatitudes: Observations and theory of weather systems

Tornado Alley

Tornado Alley

The Architecture of Clouds

The Architecture of Clouds

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