The weather of the Pacific Northwest
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The weather of the Pacific Northwest
（Samuel and Althea Stroum book）
University of Washington Press, c2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-273) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The Pacific Northwest experiences the most varied and fascinating weather in the United States, including world-record winter snows, the strongest non-tropical storms in the nation, and shifts from desert to rain forest in a matter of miles. Local weather features dominate the meteorological landscape, from the Puget Sound convergence zone and wind surges along the Washington Coast, to gap winds through the Columbia Gorge and the "Banana Belt" of southern Oregon. This book is the first comprehensive and authoritative guide to Northwest weather that is directed to the general reader; helpful to boaters, hikers, and skiers; and valuable to expert meteorologists.
In The Weather of the Pacific Northwest, University of Washington atmospheric scientist and popular radio commentator Cliff Mass unravels the intricacies of Northwest weather, from the mundane to the mystifying. By examining our legendary floods, snowstorms, and windstorms, and a wide variety of local weather features, Mass answers such interesting questions as:
o Why does the Northwest have localized rain shadows?
o What is the origin of the hurricane force winds that often buffet the region?
o Why does the Northwest have so few thunderstorms?
o What is the origin of the Pineapple Express?
o Why do ferryboats sometimes seem to float above the water's surface?
o Why is it so hard to predict Northwest weather?
Mass brings together eyewitness accounts, historical records, and meteorological science to explain Pacific Northwest weather. He also considers possible local effects of global warming. The final chapters guide readers in interpreting the Northwest sky and in securing weather information on their own.
目次
Acknowledgments
1. The Extraordinary Weather of the Pacific Northwest
2. The Basics of Pacific Northwest Weather
3. Floods
4. Snowstorms and Ice Storms
5. Windstorms
6. Sea Breezes, Land Breezes, and Slope Winds
7. Coastal Weather Features
8. Mountain-Related Weather Phenomena
9. Weather Features of the Inland Northwest
10. Blue Holes, Flying Ferries, and Tornadoes
11. The Challenge of Pacific Northwest Weather Prediction
12. The Evolving Weather of the Pacific Northwest
13. Reading the Pacific Northwest Skies
Pacific Northwest Weather Resources
Index
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