Subjects:  1. Environmental Science    2. Environmental Studies    3. Science    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Atmospheric pollution    6. Science / Environmental Science   

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One of the best ...
Dutton's great book on atmospheric motion is one of the best science texts ever written.It uniquely combines the difficult
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Subjects:  1. Atmosphere    2. Atmospheric circulation    3. Atmospheric physics    4. Dynamic meteorology    5. Earth Sciences - General    6. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    7. Meteorology    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Science / Earth Sciences   

Subjects:  1. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    2. Meteorology    3. Science    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Weather    6. Atmospheric physics    7. Atmospheric regions    8. Science / Meteorology   

Subjects:  1. Air    2. Air Pollution    3. Chemistry - Industrial & Technical    4. Chemistry - Organic    5. Environmental Engineering & Technology    6. Environmental Monitoring    7. Environmental aspects    8. Equipment and supplies    9. Purification    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Technological innovations    12. Technology    13. Technology & Industrial Arts    14. Volatile organic compounds    15. Atmospheric pollution    16. Energy Technology & Engineering    17. Pollution control    18. Science / Chemistry / Technical & Industrial   

Subjects:  1. Atmosphere    2. Atmospheric Physics    3. Engineering - General    4. Laser observations    5. Lasers    6. Optical Engineering    7. Optics    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Applied optics   

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Forestry    2. Air Pollution    3. Effect of air pollution on    4. Environmental Science    5. Forest Diseases And Pests    6. Forest ecology    7. Life Sciences - Ecology    8. Life Sciences - Ecology - Forest Ecology    9. Pine    10. Science    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Southern States    13. Wounds and injuries    14. Air Pollutants    15. Atmospheric pollution    16. Plant ecology    17. Science / Ecology    18. Southern Pine Forests   

Subjects:  1. Air    2. Atmospheric Physics    3. Environmental Science    4. Environmental aspects    5. Nature/Ecology    6. Ozone layer    7. Ozone layer depletion    8. Pollution    9. Science    10. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Atmospheric carbon dioxide    2. Climatic changes    3. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    4. Effect of atmospheric carbon d    5. Effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide on    6. Environmental Science    7. Environmental aspects    8. Life Sciences - Ecology    9. Plants    10. Science    11. CO2    12. Environmental chemistry    13. Science / Ecology    14. atmosphere    15. carbon cycle    16. carbon dioxide    17. climate    18. climate change    19. earth science    20. geology    21. paleontology   

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Most authoritative review of atmospheric science
This book was written by the worlds no. 1 climate experts: Nobel Laureate Paul Crutzen and Thomas Graedel. If anyone still has any misunderstandings about the inner workings of the climate system - especially as part of the Earth's ecosystem at large - he should read this book. Whatever you want to know about the atmosphere - it is in here, be it atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric physics, the ozone-hole problem, the formation of smog, the greenhouse effect, long-term climate evolution, natural versus man-made changes - just everything. This topic concerns us all, since understanding the science behind global environmental change now may well prove to be crucial for the long-term survival of mankind.Read more

Subjects:  1. Climatic changes    2. General    3. Science    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Weather    6. Atmospheric pollution    7. Atmospheric regions    8. Science / Geology   

Subjects:  1. Atmosphere    2. Atmospheric Physics    3. Atmospheric radiation    4. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    5. Electromagnetic waves    6. Remote Sensing    7. Remote Sensing Techniques    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Weather    11. Atmospheric regions    12. Earth Sciences | Geophysics    13. Technology / Remote Sensing   

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bible of dispersion
I am reading 1969 version of this book. I have borrowed this bookfrom a Professor. It is a good stariting point for the formulation basics in dispersion. Up to now I had seen the names of Gaussian type, had never faced with the formulations. Thanks to Bruce Turner ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Air    2. Air Pollution    3. Atmospheric diffusion    4. Environmental Engineering & Technology    5. Environmental Science    6. Environmental Studies    7. Mathematical Models    8. Pollution    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Smoke plumes    11. Weather    12. Atmospheric pollution    13. Computer modelling & simulation    14. Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection   

Subjects:  1. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    2. Science    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Atmospheric physics    5. Meteorology    6. Science / Meteorology   

Subjects:  1. Air    2. Air Pollution    3. Environmental Engineering & Technology    4. Environmental Science    5. Environmental Studies    6. Environmental engineering    7. Pollution    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Atmospheric pollution   

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Do you like rainbows?
This book offers a comprehensive survey of rainbows, through an intriguing combination of mythology, art, science and history of science. Rainbows are relatively common elements of paintings and of modern-day advertising, but even great artists can make elementary mistakes in depicting rainbows. The lavish illustrations include reproductions of works of art, colour photographs of rainbows (some of which are stunning) and many diagrams. The authors provide lucid explanations of the science of rainbows without demanding significant mathematical ability on the part of the reader. If you enjoyed reading Carl Boyer's historical perspectives in his book "The Rainbow - from myth to mathematics", you will certainly enjoy this book. If you have more than a passing interest in rainbows, this is a "must buy" book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aesthetics    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Atmospheric Optics    4. Folklore & Mythology - Mythology    5. Light    6. Mythology    7. Philosophy    8. Rainbow    9. Rainbow in art    10. Special Subjects In Art    11. Subjects & Themes - General    12. Weather    13. Cultural studies    14. Meteorology    15. Popular science   

Subjects:  1. Applied Meteorology    2. Applied Sciences    3. Climatology    4. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    5. Probability & Statistics - General    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Statistical methods    9. Atmospheric Science | Climatology    10. Probability & statistics    11. Science / Applied Sciences    12. Software engineering   

Subjects:  1. Atmospheric Radiations    2. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    3. International    4. Law    5. Physics    6. Radiation    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Atmospheric physics    10. Atmospheric regions    11. Physics | Nuclear, Particle, & Astrophysics    12. Science / Physics    13. Solar-terrestrial phenomena   

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"Bible of Biofiltration"....
Is how we refer to this book also. It covers all of the basics, gives tons (tonne?) of useful info in an organized manner with many useful references to get someone started in almost any aspect of biofiltration. well done.

Biofilter Bible
This book has been nicknamed the "Bible of Biofiltration" with due cause.It is an excellent resource for the novice and experienced alike.It is written by three well-respected and experienced leaders inthe biofilter field.It contains an excellent review of the fundamentalscience and the practical design as well as giving numerous examples ofapplications throughout the world.It is "a must have" foranyone who is in need of an reference book on biofiltration. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Air    2. Air filters    3. Bioremediation    4. Environmental Engineering & Technology    5. Environmental Science    6. Indoor Air Quality    7. Purification    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technological Innovations    10. Technology    11. Technology & Industrial Arts    12. Atmospheric pollution    13. Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection   

Subjects:  1. Aerosols    2. Air    3. Air Pollution    4. Atmospheric physics    5. Congresses    6. Environmental Engineering & Technology    7. Precipitation scavenging    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Climatology    11. Geochemistry    12. Industrial chemistry    13. Pollution & threats to the environment   

Editorial Review

Global warming is a fact. Although policymakers continue to argue about just what that means on a practical level, scientists assure us that one of the many consequences of that pattern of global warming will be ever more frequent, and ever more intense, storms of all kinds.Read more

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So many facts, that some aren't
I appreciate the wealth of information in Longshore's books, and the many photographs and maps. It is one of the definitive laymen's books on hurricanes, but some of the material lacked a proofread and factcheck. I just received the book a week ago and have only perused some items. Having experienced Hurricane Betsy in New Orleans, I read that section, and found examples of errors. "Betsy's winds lashed neighborhoods in the western quadrant of New Orleans..." Actually it was New Orleans East that got hit the hardest. The author mentions 27000 homes "completely destroyed" in Golden Meadows. I doubt it. The 1998 population of GM was only 2079. He mentions entire beaches washed away in Bay St. Louis,MS. I lived in Bay St. Louis. There are no beaches, and never were. Then, Hurricane Betsy moved inland to ravish Baton Rouge. Not easy since BR is 100 miles to the west. Elsewhere in the book he refers to the "nation" of Hispaniola which is actually an island of two nations (Haiti and the Dominican Republic). He describes the Caribbean Sea as "situated between latitudes 10' and 30'N. Actually the sea lies between 9' and 22'. Finally, spare us the hyperbole and florid language. Every noun does not need to be preceded by an adjective and every verb by an adverb: "...The eradicating brunt of its seaborne fury." Sticking to the facts would give the text more credibility.

Please reprint this book ASAP
As previous reviewers have noted, this book must be reprinted.The errors have been detailed at length by previous reviewers and I won't bore you by repeating them.
A Good Idea, A Noble Effort, And A Mediocre Execution
David Longshore's Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones is an ambitious undertaking, impressive in its intent and scope. I was excited to pick up a copy for my library, but unfortunately, the more I read the more my excitement mingled with dissapointment. On the positive side, the work is fairly well organized and presented, and does make a handy quick reference guide.Unfortunately, it is also subject to a weakness common to encyclopedias of all types: it contains numerous errors, large and small.Several of the track charts presented for particular notable hurricanes are inaccurate to varying degrees. There are some errors in statistics, dates and the various minutiae associated with individual storm histories.More importantly, there are also places where Longshore's discussions of meteorology and other scientific material related to the subject are in error, or at least subject to serious debate. While most of these faults are minor in the larger context, a few are not, and when taken together they lessen the usefulness of the work.In addition to the errors, Longshore has an unfortunate tendency to engage in turgid prose and hyperbole; extreme adjectives and adverbs fly in great profusion about every storm and every aspect of every disaster. The net affect is the same as over-spicing the soup or adding too much sugar to the tea -- at best, one loses the flavor of the subject; at worst, the product can, at times, become almost indigestible. Personally, I am hoping that Checkmark Books and Mr. Longshore have opportunity to revise this work in the future, eliminating the mistakes, balancing the writing and tightening the reins on purple prose. Such efforts would greatly strengthen the merits of this work. Despite its faults, I would still recommend the Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones to anyone with a general interest in the subject.However, for those whose professional interests or responsibilities involve this topic, I would have to recommend that they rely on other materials for their research and reference libraries. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Atmospheric Disturbances    2. Cyclones    3. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    4. Encyclopedias    5. Hurricanes    6. Hydrometeorology    7. Natural Disasters    8. Nature/Ecology    9. Science    10. Typhoons    11. Reference works   

Subjects:  1. Air    2. Air quality management    3. Engineering - General    4. Environmental Engineering & Technology    5. Environmental Science    6. Pollution    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Technology    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Atmospheric pollution    11. Pollution control