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| Title |
The cloud collector's handbook / by Gavin Pretor-Pinney ; image research by Society photo editor, Ian Moxley ; meteorological guidance by Stephen Burt. |
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| Imprint |
San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, 2011. |
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| WCPL Abingdon Books-Nonfiction
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551.576 PRE |
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| Descript |
143 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 19 cm. |
| Note |
"An official publication of the Cloud Appreciation Society." |
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Originally published: United Kingdom : Sceptre, 2009. |
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Includes indexes. |
| Contents |
Ten main cloud types. Cumulus ; Stratocumulus ; Stratus ; Altocumulus ; Altostratus ; Cirrus ; Cirrocumulus ; Cirrostratus ; Nimbostratus ; Cumulonimbus -- Notable species & varieties. Lenticularis ; Fibratus ; Castellanus ; Undulatus ; Lacunosus ; Radiatus ; Duplicatus -- Accessory clouds & supplementary features. Pileus ; Velum ; Pannus ; Mamma ; Virga ; Arcus ; Tuba ; Incus -- Other clouds. Cap & banner ; Kelvin-Helmholtz ; Contrails ; Pyrocumulus ; Roll cloud ; Fallstreak hole ; Horseshoe vortex ; Fog & mist ; Diamond dust ; Nacreous ; Noctilucent -- Cloud optical effects. Iridescence ; Corona ; Crepuscular rays ; Glory ; Rainbow ; Cloudbow & fogbow ; 22ĚŠ halo ; Sundog ; Circumzenithal arc ; Sun pillars -- Technical terms -- Cloud classification. |
| Summary |
Throughout, author and cloud expert Gavin Pretor-Pinney catalogs a variety of clouds and gives readers points for spotting them and recording their finds. |
| Subject |
Clouds.
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Clouds -- Observers' manuals.
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Clouds -- Miscellanea.
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| Alt Author |
Cloud Appreciation Society.
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| ISBN |
9780811875424 : $14.95 |
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0811875423 |
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