Understanding Weatherfax: A Guide to Forecasting the Weather from Radio and Internet Fax Charts

Author:   Mike Harris
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Edition:   2nd Edition
ISBN:  

9781574092158


Pages:   117
Publication Date:   30 November 2005
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Mike Harris
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Sheridan House
Edition:   2nd Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.10cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.90cm
Weight:   0.236kg
ISBN:  

9781574092158


ISBN 10:   1574092154
Pages:   117
Publication Date:   30 November 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Glossary Preface 1. Weatherfax and satellite image technology 2. World weather patterns 3. Charts and images: types and features 4. Interpreting details 5. Putting it all together 6. Storms, hurricanes and cyclones Appendix 1. HF weatherfax station browser Appendix 2. Characteristics of fax transmissions Appendix 3. Map Projections Appendix 4. Symbols used on weather charts Appendix 5. Tables and conversions Appendix 6. The Beaufort Scale Appendix 7. Kepler elements and the NORAD element set Appendix 8. Internet resources Appendix 9. Bibliography Index

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The perfect reference book to shelve beside the often-confounding weatherfax receiver. Ocean Navigator This very handy reference book will take up little room on board and can be firmly recommended. Sail Magazine Written by a seasoned New Zealand voyager, this updated guide to predicting weather from weatherfax and Internet charts doesn t overwhelm; rather, it breaks the technology down to its simplest terms, supported by a glossary of commonly used words and abbreviations. It also covers computer installation, radio/computer interface, software, antennas, and tuning radios for fax as well as interpreting synoptic charts. Cruising World


The perfect reference book to shelve beside the often-confounding weatherfax receiver. * Ocean Navigator * This very handy reference book will take up little room on board and can be firmly recommended. * Sail Magazine * Written by a seasoned New Zealand voyager, this updated guide to predicting weather from weatherfax and Internet charts doesn t overwhelm; rather, it breaks the technology down to its simplest terms, supported by a glossary of commonly used words and abbreviations. It also covers computer installation, radio/computer interface, software, antennas, and tuning radios for fax as well as interpreting synoptic charts. * Cruising World *


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Mike Harris has spent the last 14 years cruising in interesting places while writing and developing software for cruising sailors. His micro-office is his boat, a 45 foot steel cutter which he built himself. www.pangolin.co.nz

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