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Bezig met laden... Lake Effect: Tales of Large Lakes Arctic Winds and Recurrent Snowsdoor Mark Monmonier
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Lake Effect snows are dumping snows found along sections of the Great Lakes. The gratest snowfalls occur in the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan's "U.P.", at the eastern end of Lake Erie (erie PA to Buffalo NY), and particularly at the southwest corner of Lake Ontario. This latter is the focus of Mark Monmonier, a professor at Syracuse University. The idea of lake effect snow is a relatively new idea: mid 19th century meteorologists did not acknowledge the phenomenon in any consistent way. Monmomier looks at old records and their analysis, but takes us up to present in analyzing cartographic data, and spread an all-encompassing look at this signficant phenomenon. I had oftern wondered why relatives have said that the 100 inch snow encountered many winters in the Utica-Rome area is not really in the snow belt, and this book shows why this is true. These cities really only have a trailing Lake Effect. Other things I did not know about what that some snow comes from Lake Huron, blows back over and across Ontario landmass, picks up more snow over Lake Ontario, and then trulu dumps. Also, Rochester is a mnior snow belt trouogh between Buffalo and Syracuse. When I was visiting Laurium and Calumet, there is a 350 inchpole in the ground just north of these two Michigan cities memorializing the winter in which 350 inches fell throughout the winter. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Blending meteorological history with the history of scientific cartography, Monmonier charts the phenomenon of lake-effect snow and explores the societal impacts of extreme weather. Along the way, he introduces readers to natural philosophers who gradually identified this distinctive weather pattern, to tales of communities adapting to notoriously disruptive storms, and to some of the snowiest regions of the country. Characterized by intense snowfalls lasting from a couple of minutes to several days, lake-effect snow is deposited by narrow bands of clouds formed when cold, dry arctic air passes over a large, relatively warm inland lake. With perhaps only half the water content of regular snow, lake snow is typically light, fluffy, and relatively easy to shovel. Intriguing stories of lake effect's quirky behavior and diverse impacts include widespread ignorance of the phenomenon in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Since then a network of systematic observers have collected several decades of data worth mapping, and reliable shortterm predictions based on satellites, Doppler radar, and computer models are now available. Moving effortlessly from atmospheric science to anecdotes, Monmonier offers a richly detailed account of a type of weather that has long been misunderstood. Residents of lake-effect regions, history buffs, and weather junkies alike will relish this entertaining and informative book. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)551.57Natural sciences and mathematics Earth sciences & geology Geology, Hydrology Meteorology Meteorology; Climate Moisture: rainfall, flow of streams, floodsLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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