Weather and Climate
- ISBN-10
- 0356025136
- ISBN-13
- 9780356025131
- Series
- Weather and Climate
- Category
- Climatology
- Pages
- 60
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1968
- Author
- Laura Howell
Description
This volume is an introduction to the study of weather and climate, their effects on man's life, and the techniques of weather forecasting.
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