Wind and air pressure / Alan Rodgers and Angella Streluk.
by Rodgers, Alan; Streluk, Angella.
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BookSeries: Rodgers, Alan, Measuring the weather: Publisher: Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2003Description: 32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.ISBN: 158810690X.Subject(s): Winds | Atmospheric pressureDDC classification: 551.51/8
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Summary: An illustrated introduction to wind and air pressure, discussing what they are, their impact on the weather, and the tools and techniques used to measure them.
What is wind? -- Wind direction -- Land and sea -- Wind chill -- Wind and weather -- Measuring wind strength -- The beaufort wind scale -- Using technology to monitor the wind -- Extreme winds -- Global winds -- What is air pressure? -- Barometers -- Highs and lows.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
What is wind? -- Wind direction -- Land and sea -- Wind chill -- Wind and weather -- Measuring wind strength -- The beaufort wind scale -- Using technology to monitor the wind -- Extreme winds -- Global winds -- What is air pressure? -- Barometers -- Highs and lows.
An illustrated introduction to wind and air pressure, discussing what they are, their impact on the weather, and the tools and techniques used to measure them.
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