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The Met Office Pocket Cloud Book by Richard Hamblyn (Hardcover, 2010)
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If you enjoy watching clouds and want to know more about cloud types and what they mean then this practical reference guide is for you. Beautifully illustrated with lovely images from the Met Office, this handy pocket-sized book provides you with all the information you need to identify different kinds of clouds and the kind of weather that may be on its way. Full of useful information, this book provides: quick reference pages for rapid identification; a cloud classification chart and a guide to the unique cloud identification system; clear informative explanations from weather experts; a simple, easy-to-understand progression from low clouds to high stratus clouds, as well as covering unusual cloud phenomena; a detailed introduction on the history of cloud classification and an introduction to the three principle cloud forms, with clear explanations of the atmospheric processes that create them. This is an invaluable companion for the casual cloud-spotter and for all those fascinated by the variety and beauty of clouds and cloud names. Take it with you on walks and have it handy in the garden so that you can enjoy sky-gazing every day. This book is the ideal daytime partner for our book on the night sky The Star Book by Peter Grego.|A beautifully illustrated, but rugged and durable, pocket reference guide to clouds and cloud formations, helping the reader to identify every cloud type and to understand its implications for the weather.|If you enjoy watching clouds and want to know more about cloud types and what they mean then this practical reference guide is for you. Beautifully illustrated with lovely images from the Met Office, this handy pocket-sized book provides you with all the information you need to identify different kinds of clouds and the kind of weather that may be on its way. Full of useful information, this book provides: quick reference pages for rapid identification; a cloud classification chart and a guide to the unique cloud identification system; clear informative explanations from weather experts; a simple, easy-to-understand progression from low clouds to high stratus clouds, as well as covering unusual cloud phenomena; a detailed introduction on the history of cloud classification and an introduction to the three principle cloud forms, with clear explanations of the atmospheric processes that create them. This is an invaluable companion for the casual cloud-spotter and for all those fascinated by the variety and beauty of clouds and cloud names. Take it with you on walks and have it handy in the garden so that you can enjoy sky-gazing every day. This book is the ideal daytime partner for our book on the night sky The Star Book by Peter Grego.Product Identifiers
PublisherDavid & Charles
ISBN-139780715337615
eBay Product ID (ePID)92758643
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Met Office Pocket Cloud Book
AuthorRichard Hamblyn
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicScience
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages128 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height140mm
Item Width106mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorRichard Hamblyn
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 23 Aug, 2024
Slightly disapointed
I was slightly disappointed in the book as the cover was damaged. Contents and pages were fine though so not a real problem, just a cosmetic one.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Sep, 2020
Open up the skys
This little book is full of information about the clouds that are all too often seen in this country.Even so,with all the available information,it is small enough to fit in the pocket.Excellent value with a lifetime's worth of knowledge.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 20 Feb, 2019
Proved to be a great gift for a cloud watcher
Given as a gift to a friend who’d mentioned she’d like to know more about clouds. She’s very pleased with it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 26 Aug, 2021
Cloud atlas
A book for my wife's birthday - not the main present!, she adores it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
