
- 256 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Reeds Maritime Meteorology
About this book
Written primarily for serving and trainee deck officers, those studying for certificates of competency in merchant shipping and fishermen, Reeds Maritime Meteorology analyses the elements and forces which contribute to maritime meteorology and the principles which govern them. Updated to include the latest developments in the use of satellite technology in forecasting, Navtext and the ramifications of GMDSS, the book examines: · cloud formation and development
· precipitation and thunderstorms
· atmospheric pressure and wind
· ocean currents and swell
· tropical revolving storms
· the development and distribution of sea ice
· weather routeing
· passage planning
· the management and care of cargo in heavy weather This revised edition covers significant developments in the variety of forecasts available for the seafarer, coverage of global warming and weather routing options, as well as updates throughout in line with technological advancements and research discoveries, and updates to the exam questions at the end of each chapter.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface to the Fourth Edition
- Preface to Previous Editions
- Acknowledgements
- About the authors
- Chapter 1: The Atmosphere
- Chapter 2: Solar Radiation and Temperature
- Chapter 3: Humidity and Condensation
- Chapter 4: Classification of Clouds
- Chapter 5: Cloud Formation and Development
- Chapter 6: Precipitation
- Chapter 7: Thunderstorms
- Chapter 8: Visibility
- Chapter 9: Atmospheric Pressure and Wind
- Chapter 10: Sea and Swell Waves
- Chapter 11: Air Masses and Associated Weather
- Chapter 12: Isobaric Patterns
- Chapter 13: Fronts and Frontal Depressions
- Chapter 14: Non-Frontal Depressions
- Chapter 15: Anticyclones
- Chapter 16: Tropical Revolving Storms
- Chapter 17: Avoidance of the Worst Effects of a TRS
- Chapter 18: Weather Forecasting for the Seafarer
- Chapter 19: Meteorological Factors of Planning an Ocean Voyage
- Chapter 20: Forecasting by the Mariner
- Chapter 21: Ocean Surface Currents
- Chapter 22: Sea Ice
- Chapter 23: Weather Routeing
- Chapter 24: Meteorological Aspects of Radar
- Chapter 25; Brief Notes on Observations and Instruments
- Chapter 26: Meteorology and Care of Cargo
- A Meteorological Glossary
- Appendix: Units and Equivalent Values
- Index
- Reeds Mar Met Plate section 1_16 pages
- Reeds Mar Met Plate section 2_8 pages