Understanding Weather av Karel Karel Hughes, Julian Mayes

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Weather provides a wide variety of stimuli for our senses. The sound of thunder and gales, the smell of damp soil at the start of a summer thunderstorm are but temporary phenomena while the visual panorama of the changing sky that provides a more revealing insight into the workings of the dynamic atmosphere. <br/><br/><br/><br/>Understanding Weather shows how it is possible to understand weather and climate by combining our ability to observe weather systems from the earth''s surface with visualisation from above - notably by means of satellite imagery. This fusion of human observation with the contrasting capabilities of remote sensing gives us a new perspective for exploring the three dimensional atmosphere. Remote sensing imagery and real-time weather information are now widely available through the internet, allowing the reader to relate the case studies to today''s weather situation.<br/><br/><br/><br/>As with all sciences, understanding starts with careful observation. This b