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OverviewNew Englanders talk as much about their weather as about all other subjects combined. Anyone who's scampered for shelter during a summer shower or shoveled a path through snow in May knows that bending to the weather's whims is a way of life in New England. But what do you actually know about New England's weather or climate? Combining a scholarly appreciation of weather systems and events with an ability to transmit their passion to a general audience, Gregory A. Zielinski and Barry D. Keim have written a one-of-a-kind guide to New England weather and climate. Not only are weather patterns in New England more changeable and more extreme than almost anywhere in the country, New England is the ultimate destination of nearly all storm tracks nationwide. Recently, newsworthy items such as global warming, El Niño, and La Niña have significantly impacted our local weather, in both the short and long term. Luckily, the science of meteorology and climatology and their tools of observation and analysis have made great strides in the past few years. The authors offer an in-depth explanation of the latest theoretical insights into New England's weather along with a flurry of stories and lore about the vagaries of our clime. The book is divided into the seasons as we actually experience them-ski season, mud season, beach and lake season, and foliage season. It includes photos and illustrations: some all too familiar, many hard to believe. Zielinski and Keim succeed in providing an illuminating and entertaining analysis and commentary while whole-heartedly embracing our region's atmospheric peculiarities. This book won't do anything about New England's weather or climate but it will help you understand each of them. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gregory A. Zielinski , Barry D. KeimPublisher: University of New Hampshire Press Imprint: University of New Hampshire Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.449kg ISBN: 9781584655206ISBN 10: 1584655208 Pages: 300 Publication Date: 20 July 2005 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsWeather Doctor Website New England Weather, New England Climate is an in-depth, accessible guide to New England's weather and climate that will interest all with an interest in weather/climate, New England, or both. The authors have done a first-rate job in bringing New England conditions to those of us not able to experience them directly. This book deserves a place on every climatologist's bookshelf. Weather Doctor Website It offers a clear and accessible account of the major features of the New England climate, today and in the past, and of the atmospheric proccesses that shape it...Readers who plunge into Zielinski and Keim's explanations, often technical but never forbiddingly so, of the processes that underlie what we experience as weather will be amply rewarded. They will emerge with a much-enhanced understanding of the logic and order behind a set of appearances that has been famous for its seeming chaos. --The New England Quarterly Author InformationGREGORY A. ZIELINSKI is research professor in the institute for Quaternary and Climate Studies at the University of Maine and is Maine State Climatologist. BARRY D. KEIM is assistant professor of Geography and Anthropology and State Climatologist at Louisiana State University, and formerly was New Hampshire State Climatologist at the University of New Hampshire. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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