Titre : | From raindrops to volcanoes : adventures with sea surface meteorology | Type de document : | document imprimé | Auteurs : | D. C. Blanchard, Auteur ; B. C., Jr, Illustrateur Heinrich, Autres | Editeur : | Dover | Année de publication : | 2004 | Collection : | Dover books on earth sciences | Importance : | X-180 p. : ill. ; 22 cm + Plates | ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 0-486-43487-7 | Note générale : | Paperback
| Langues : | Français (fre) | Index. décimale : | 92.60 Meteorology | Résumé : | What size and shapes are raindrops? Where do they come from? What happens when sea and air meet? These and many other questions are probed by research scientist Duncan Blanchard in a book that takes readers into the realms of meteorology, oceanography, physics, chemistry, and volcanology. An exciting array of topics—The Flight of the Raindrops, The Surface of the Sea, A Volcano at the Surface of the Sea, and more—are presented in layman’s language in an easily digestible book enhanced with 57 photographs and illustrations. 1967 ed. Table of Contents for From Raindrops to Volcanoes: Adventures with Sea Surface Meteorology 1. The Flight of the Raindrops. 2. Who Says a Raindrop Is Tear-Shaped? 3. The Origin of Raindrops. 4. The Surface of the Sea. 5. Expulsion from Flatland. 6. Drops in the Air. 7. Something About Electricity. 8. Electricity from the Sea. 9. Volcanoes, Sea Water, and Electricity. 10. A Volcano at the Surface of the Sea. Epilogue. Suggested Reading. Index.
| Note de contenu : | Unabridged republication of the 1967 Anchor Books ed. published by Doubleday, New York, in series : Science study series. The author's biography on page ii has been updated for this reprint Index p. 173-180 Appartient à Emmanuel Villermaux
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From raindrops to volcanoes : adventures with sea surface meteorology [document imprimé] / D. C. Blanchard, Auteur ; B. C., Jr, Illustrateur Heinrich, Autres . - Dover, 2004 . - X-180 p. : ill. ; 22 cm + Plates. - ( Dover books on earth sciences) . ISBN : 0-486-43487-7 Paperback
Langues : Français ( fre) Index. décimale : | 92.60 Meteorology | Résumé : | What size and shapes are raindrops? Where do they come from? What happens when sea and air meet? These and many other questions are probed by research scientist Duncan Blanchard in a book that takes readers into the realms of meteorology, oceanography, physics, chemistry, and volcanology. An exciting array of topics—The Flight of the Raindrops, The Surface of the Sea, A Volcano at the Surface of the Sea, and more—are presented in layman’s language in an easily digestible book enhanced with 57 photographs and illustrations. 1967 ed. Table of Contents for From Raindrops to Volcanoes: Adventures with Sea Surface Meteorology 1. The Flight of the Raindrops. 2. Who Says a Raindrop Is Tear-Shaped? 3. The Origin of Raindrops. 4. The Surface of the Sea. 5. Expulsion from Flatland. 6. Drops in the Air. 7. Something About Electricity. 8. Electricity from the Sea. 9. Volcanoes, Sea Water, and Electricity. 10. A Volcano at the Surface of the Sea. Epilogue. Suggested Reading. Index.
| Note de contenu : | Unabridged republication of the 1967 Anchor Books ed. published by Doubleday, New York, in series : Science study series. The author's biography on page ii has been updated for this reprint Index p. 173-180 Appartient à Emmanuel Villermaux
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