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Lake Effect - Tales of Large Lakes Arctic Winds and Recurrent Snows (Hardcover)
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Lake Effect - Tales of Large Lakes Arctic Winds and Recurrent Snows (Hardcover)
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Discovery Miles 4 640
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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.
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