The weather of the Pacific Northwest /

Mass, Cliff.

The weather of the Pacific Northwest / Cliff Mass. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2008. - x, 280 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.

"A Samuel and Althea Stroum book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-273) and index.

The extraordinary weather of the Pacific Northwest -- The basics of Pacific Northwest weather -- Floods -- Snowstorms and ice storms -- Windstorms -- Sea breezes, land breezes, and slope winds -- Coastal weather features -- Mountain-related weather phenomena -- Weather features of the inland Northwest -- Blue holes, flying ferries, and tornadoes -- The challenge of Pacific Northwest weather prediction -- The evolving weather of the Pacific Northwest -- Reading the Pacific Northwest skies.

9780295988474 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0295988479 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2008025873

GBA8B8506 bnb

014777090 Uk


Weather forecasting--Northwest, Pacific.


Northwest, Pacific--Climate.

QC984.N97 / M37 2008

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