Understanding Weatherfax
A Guide to Forecasting the Weather from Radio and Internet Fax Charts
Published on 29. March 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-7136-6122-4 (ISBN)
Description
A guide to procedures and techniques for receiving weatherfax charts and satellite images. It explains how to interpret the information from these charts and images into meaningful weather forecasts. The author seeks to unravel the mysteries of the synoptic chart and the information it contains, and shows how to interpret early warning signs of storm development from satellite pictures. There are case studies on the 1991 Perfect Storm" and the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race. This second edition is updated with more information on the Internet as a source of weather advice."
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
242 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7136-6122-4 (9780713661224)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Mike Harris
Understanding Weatherfax
Book
02/1997
2nd Edition
Adlard Coles Nautical
€33.63
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Person
Mike Harris has spent 14 years cruising in interesting places while writing and developing software for cruising sailors. His micro-office, www.pangolin.co.nz, is his boat, a 45 foot steel cutter which he built himself. He is currently cruising in New Zealand with his wife and daughter.