Weather of the Pacific Northwest

Name: Weather of the Pacific Northwest
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ISBN: 9780295988474

ISBN-10: 0295988479

ISBN-13: 9780295988474

Edition: 2009

Authors: Cliff Mass

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The Pacific Northwest experiences the most varied and fascinating weather in the United States, including world-record winter snows, the strongest non-tropical storms in the nation, and shifts from desert to rain forest in a matter of miles. Local weather features dominate the meteorological landscape, from the Puget Sound convergence zone and wind surges along the Washington Coast to gap winds through the Columbia Gorge and the "Banana Belt" of southern Oregon. This book is the first comprehensive and authoritative guide to Northwest weather directed to the general reader; helpful to boaters, hikers, and skiers; and valuable to an expert meteorologist. In The Weather of the Pacific…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English




The Extraordinary Weather of the Pacific Northwest



The Basics of Pacific Northwest Weather



Floods



Snowstorms and Ice Storms



Windstorms



Sea Breezes, Land Breezes, and Slope Winds



Coastal Weather Features



Mountain-Related Weather Phenomena



Weather Features of the Inland Northwest



Blue Holes, Flying Ferries, and Tornadoes



The Challenge of Pacific Northwest Weather Prediction



The Evolving Weather of the Pacific Northwest



Reading the Pacific Northwest Skies


Pacific Northwest Weather Resources


Index