EAN: 9781461430698

ASTRONOMERS UNIVERSE WEIRD WEATHER - DAVID A ...

This book is  in a sense  a sequel to David Seargent's first Springer book Weird Astronomy
(2010). Whereas Weird Astronomy extended over a broad range of purely astronomical topics  the
present work concentrates on phenomena closer to home  the atmospheric and shallow space events
as opposed to deep space events. The line between astronomy and meteorology is blurred - a fact
that is discussed in Weird Weather. It is not primarily a book of wonders or of the unexplained
although some of the topics covered remain mysteries. It is primarily directed toward those who
are fascinated by climate and weather  and who are open-minded when considering Earth's climate
what drives it  and what are the causes of climate change. The author  David A. J. Seargent 
presents the facts with a balanced and scientific approach. Weird Weather: Tales of
Astronomical and Atmospheric Anomalies is about strange  unusual  and apparently inexplicable
observations of the air and sky. Primarily these are in the Earth's atmosphere  but there are
corresponding phenomena in the atmospheres of other planets of the Solar System - lightning on
Venus  Jupiter  and Saturn  whirlwinds and dust storms of Mars  and auroras on Jupiter. Topics
include anomalous lights  anomalous sounds  spectacular effects of cloud illumination by the
Sun or Moon  lightning phenomena  electrophonic sounds of lightning  aurora and meteors 
tornado and whirlwind phenomena on Earth and Mars  usual atmospheric effects  mirages  and the
possible astronomical influences on cloud and climate.

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