| |
| |
Preface | |
| |
| |
Acknowledgments | |
| |
| |
Mountain Weather: An Introduction | |
| |
| |
Mountain Weather 101 | |
| |
| |
A Little Basic Meteorology | |
| |
| |
Mountain Thunderstorms 101 | |
| |
| |
Mountain Thunderstorms | |
| |
| |
Thunderstorms and Fronts | |
| |
| |
Post-Frontal Thunderstorms | |
| |
| |
Strategies for Safety and Survival | |
| |
| |
The Four A's of Thunderstorm Safety | |
| |
| |
Other Thunderstorm Threats | |
| |
| |
Thunderstorms and Flash Floods | |
| |
| |
Thunderstorms and Wildfires | |
| |
| |
Mountain Winds | |
| |
| |
Mountain Winds: The Big Picture | |
| |
| |
Winds in the Upper Atmosphere | |
| |
| |
Winds that Move over Mountains | |
| |
| |
Winds in and through the Mountains | |
| |
| |
Winds that Change from Day to Night | |
| |
| |
Thunderstorm Winds | |
| |
| |
Assessing Your Exposure to Wind | |
| |
| |
Acting Safely in a Windstorm | |
| |
| |
Aiding Others in a Windstorm | |
| |
| |
Light Winds | |
| |
| |
Mountain Snow | |
| |
| |
From Sky to Ground: Understanding and Finding Good Snow | |
| |
| |
Snow on the Ground: When It's Risky, When It's Not | |
| |
| |
Glaciers and Weather | |
| |
| |
Pre-Trip Weather Briefings | |
| |
| |
Mountain Weather Sources: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly | |
| |
| |
Strategies for Pre-Trip Weather Briefings | |
| |
| |
Weather Briefings for the Overachieving Outdoors Enthusiast | |
| |
| |
Following a Plan with a Purpose | |
| |
| |
Trail Notes: Regional Weather Guidance | |
| |
| |
Local Weather Wisdom: Not Just for Locals | |
| |
| |
The Far North: Alaska and the Yukon | |
| |
| |
The Canadian Coast Range and Rockies: British Columbia and Alberta | |
| |
| |
The Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington and Oregon | |
| |
| |
The Northern U.S. Rockies: Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming | |
| |
| |
The Pacific Southwest: California and Nevada | |
| |
| |
The Desert Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas | |
| |
| |
The Central U.S. Rockies: Colorado and Utah | |
| |
| |
The Northern Appalachians: New York to Quebec | |
| |
| |
The Central and Southern Appalachians: Pennsylvania to Alabama | |
| |
| |
Conclusion | |
| |
| |
Wind Chill | |
| |
| |
Heat Stress | |
| |
| |
Cloud Identification Chart | |
| |
| |
Useful Conversions and Guidelines | |
| |
| |
Internet Resources | |
| |
| |
Bibliography | |
| |
| |
Index | |