Weather for the mariner / William J. Kotsch.
By: Kotsch, William J.
Material type: BookPublisher: Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c1983Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xvi, 315 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0870217569.Subject(s): Marine meteorology | WeatherDDC classification: 551.5Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending | 551.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00108554 | ||
General Lending | MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending | 551.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00107591 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This mariner's guide to the weather provides information on weather warnings and fronts, the Beaufort Scale, cloud formations, fog, storms, wind, waves and swells, barometer use, and simple forecasting methods in one easy-to-read volume. It also offers an entire chapter on acid rain and its effects on mariners and their electronic equipment. It is an essential volume for any seamanship bookshelf.
Includes bibliography and index.