Wind and air pressure /
Alan Rodgers and Angella Streluk.
- Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2003.
- 32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
- Measuring the weather .
- Rodgers, Alan, 1958- Measuring the weather. .
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.