Reeds Maritime Meteorology
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Reeds Maritime Meteorology

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

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

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Contents
  4. Preface to the Fourth Edition
  5. Preface to Previous Editions
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. About the authors
  8. Chapter 1: The Atmosphere
  9. Chapter 2: Solar Radiation and Temperature
  10. Chapter 3: Humidity and Condensation
  11. Chapter 4: Classification of Clouds
  12. Chapter 5: Cloud Formation and Development
  13. Chapter 6: Precipitation
  14. Chapter 7: Thunderstorms
  15. Chapter 8: Visibility
  16. Chapter 9: Atmospheric Pressure and Wind
  17. Chapter 10: Sea and Swell Waves
  18. Chapter 11: Air Masses and Associated Weather
  19. Chapter 12: Isobaric Patterns
  20. Chapter 13: Fronts and Frontal Depressions
  21. Chapter 14: Non-Frontal Depressions
  22. Chapter 15: Anticyclones
  23. Chapter 16: Tropical Revolving Storms
  24. Chapter 17: Avoidance of the Worst Effects of a TRS
  25. Chapter 18: Weather Forecasting for the Seafarer
  26. Chapter 19: Meteorological Factors of Planning an Ocean Voyage
  27. Chapter 20: Forecasting by the Mariner
  28. Chapter 21: Ocean Surface Currents
  29. Chapter 22: Sea Ice
  30. Chapter 23: Weather Routeing
  31. Chapter 24: Meteorological Aspects of Radar
  32. Chapter 25; Brief Notes on Observations and Instruments
  33. Chapter 26: Meteorology and Care of Cargo
  34. A Meteorological Glossary
  35. Appendix: Units and Equivalent Values
  36. Index
  37. Reeds Mar Met Plate section 1_16 pages
  38. Reeds Mar Met Plate section 2_8 pages