Weather and Climate New Zealand (The New Zealand series)
Author(s): Sandra Carrod
Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions; climate is the weather of a region averaged over a long period. In this info-packed addition to The NZ Series, Sandra Carrod explores the main elements of New Zealand’s climate and weather in global, regional and local terms. Weather and Climate New Zealand answers questions such as: What’s in a weather system? How do you read a weather chart? In what ways does our weather and climate differ from other parts of the world? And what are the indicators of climate change in New Zealand? Alongside explanations of all kinds of weather events — including rain, snow, thunderstorms and tornadoes — are extensive graphics, photographs and data from agencies like Niwa and the MetService. After reading this book, reading the weather will become easy.
Product Information
Shortlisted for the 2023 NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults - Non-Fiction Elsie Locke Award category
Sandra Carrod is a qualified teacher who has written non-fiction and fiction titles for children, including Weather Watch New Zealand. She and her family travelled the world by yacht for many years, and she worked in documentary film making. Sandra lives in Tauranga. Karsten Schneider obtained a doctorate in marine science before launching into a career in computer graphics and design. He lives in Dunedin.
Contents What's the difference between climate and weather? 4 Aotearoa New Zealand's place in the world 6 The atmosphere and what powers Earth's weather 9 Cycles and constants 13 Global atmospheric circulation 15 Earth's Spheres 18 The Goldilocks planet 21 Weather watchers 23 Earth's climate 25 Climate modelling 30 Mending the planet 34 Sun, space weather and solar storms 38 Oceans and climate 40 Changing sea levels 45 Tropical cyclones 48 El Nino Southern Oscillation 52 Sea breezes and land breezes 57 Clouds 59 Thunderstorms 61 Tornadoes 66 How weather systems form 68 How to read a weather map 72 Wind 78 Rain 83 Snow 87 Frost 91 Fog and mist 83 Glaciers 95 The Climate Crisis 97 Index 100
General Fields
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- : Oratia Media
- : Oratia Media
- : 01 October 2022
- : books
Special Fields
- : Sandra Carrod
- : Sandra Carrod
- : Karsten Schneider
- : Karsten Schneider
- : Paperback
- : Paperback
