National Audubon Society Field Guide to Weather
Title | National Audubon Society Field Guide to Weather PDF eBook |
Author | David Ludlum |
Publisher | Knopf |
Total Pages | 660 |
Release | 1991-10-15 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0679408517 |
Incredibly comprehensive yet portable enough for your day pack, the definitive field guide to every type of weather system, cloud formation, and atmospheric phenomenon common to North America--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. The 378 dramatic photographs in National Audubon Society Field Guide to Weather capture cloud types, precipitation, storms, twisters, and optical phenomena such as the Northern Lights. Essays with accompanying maps and illustrations discuss the earth's atmosphere, weather systems, cloud formation, and development of tornadoes and many other weather events.
National Audubon Society Field Guide to California
Title | National Audubon Society Field Guide to California PDF eBook |
Author | National Audubon Society |
Publisher | Knopf |
Total Pages | 450 |
Release | 1998-05-26 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0679446788 |
The most comprehensive field guide available to the flora and fauna of California--a portable, essential companion for visitors and residents alike--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. This compact volume contains: An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the state's wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more; A complete overview of California's natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns and night sky; An extensive sampling of the area's best parks, preserves, beaches, forests, islands, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others. The guide is packed with visual information -- the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 14 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as 150 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals.
Clouds and Storms
Title | Clouds and Storms PDF eBook |
Author | David McWilliams Ludlum |
Publisher | Knopf Publishing Group |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Clouds |
ISBN | 9780679779995 |
Describes the different kinds of clouds and storms and explains how they are formed, what they mean, and how they affect weather patterns.
The Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky
Title | The Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky PDF eBook |
Author | Mark R. Chartrand |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 748 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Astronomy |
ISBN |
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fossils
Title | National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fossils PDF eBook |
Author | Ida Thompson |
Publisher | Knopf |
Total Pages | 846 |
Release | 1982-10-12 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
A photographic field guide to fossils.
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Rocky Mountain States
Title | National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Rocky Mountain States PDF eBook |
Author | National Audubon Society |
Publisher | Knopf |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999-03-23 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0679446818 |
The most comprehensive field guide available to the Rocky Mountain region--a portable, essential companion for visitors and residents alike--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. This compact volume contains: An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the state's wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more; A complete overview of the Rocky Mountain region's natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns, and the night sky; An extensive sampling of the area's best parks, preserves, mountains, forests, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others. The guide is packed with visual information -- the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 11 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as more than 100 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals. For everyone who lives or spends time in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, or Wyoming, there can be no finer guide to the area's natural surroundings than the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Rocky Mountain States.
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic States
Title | National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic States PDF eBook |
Author | National Audubon Society |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999-03-23 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0679446826 |
The most comprehensive field guide available to the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States--a portable, essential companion for visitors and residents alike--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. This compact volume contains: An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the state's wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more; A complete overview of the Mid-Atlantic region's natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns, and the night sky; An extensive sampling of the area's best parks, preserves, beaches, forests, islands, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others. The guide is packed with visual information -- the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 18 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as more than 100 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals. For everyone who lives or spends time in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, or Washington, D.C., there can be no finer guide to the area's natural surroundings than the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic States.