Reeds Maritime Meteorology

Reeds Maritime Meteorology provides comprehensive coverage of maritime meteorology, including cloud formation, precipitation, atmospheric pressure, wind, ocean currents, tropical revolving storms, sea ice, weather routeing, and cargo management. It includes updates on satellite technology, global warming, and weather routing options, and exam questions at the end of each chapter.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 13 June 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Reeds Maritime Meteorology is a comprehensive guide for serving and trainee deck officers, as well as those studying for certificates of competency in merchant shipping and fishermen. It provides a detailed analysis of the elements and forces that contribute to maritime meteorology, as well as the principles that govern them. Updated to include the latest developments in satellite technology, Navtext, and the ramifications of GMDSS, the book examines cloud formation and development, precipitation and thunderstorms, atmospheric pressure and wind, ocean currents and swell, tropical revolving storms, the development and distribution of sea ice, weather routeing, passage planning, and the management and care of cargo in heavy weather. This revised edition covers significant developments in the variety of forecasts available for the seafarer, coverage of global warming and weather routing options, as well as updates throughout in line with technological advancements and research discoveries, and updates to the exam questions at the end of each chapter.

Weight: 384g
Dimension: 140 x 216 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472964151
Edition number: 4 ed