看雲趣：從科學、文學到神話，認識百變的雲世界（10週年新裝版）: The Cloudspotter's Guide
- ISBN-10
- 9573284154
- ISBN-13
- 9789573284154
- Category
- Nature / Weather
- Pages
- 348
- Language
- Chinese
- Published
- 2019-01-01
- Publisher
- 遠流出版
- Author
- 蓋文．普瑞特─平尼（Gavin Pretor-Pinney）
Description
二十世紀才出現的是哪種雲？
孫悟空駕的觔斗雲又是哪一種？
晴天、雨天、颱風天，看雲就知道？
有趣的飛機凝結尾會造成氣候變化？
雲量多寡，牽動人類存亡關鍵？！
這本精采的「賞雲指南」包山包海，詳細介紹風起雲湧的科學原理，
還有朵朵白雲的趣聞軼事、文學典故及神話。
請跟著賞雲達人，一起讀懂大氣的表情！
雲不僅把天空妝點得多采多姿，也和我們的生活息息相關。
除了介紹各種與雲相關的科學原理，
想讀懂大氣的心聲，要先看懂雲的千變萬化。
這本書可以讓你知道：
‧會讓人得季節性憂鬱症的是什麼雲？
‧看似魚鱗狀的雲究竟是哪種魚的分身？
‧哪種雲讓飛行員從一萬公尺高空墜下還能保命？
好多你想不到與雲有關的奇聞妙事，通通在這裡！
★「青年尬科學」好書100推薦
★ 科學月刊【科普閱讀年】好書入選
【名家好評推薦】
王寶貫（中央研究院院士暨環境變遷研究中心主任）
任立渝（TVBS氣象主播）
吳育雅（臺灣大學師培中心專技助理教授）
吳俊傑（臺灣大學大氣科學系教授）
彭啟明 （天氣風險管理開發公司總經理）
這本書把一般在普通氣象學上提到的一些重要的雲狀，像卷雲、
──王寶貫（中央研究院院士暨環境變遷研究中心主任）
這本《看雲趣》真的可讓人看得有趣而一直看下去，
──任立渝（TVBS氣象主播）
《看雲趣》作者普瑞特─平尼是誘發好奇心與想像力的高手，
──吳育雅（臺灣大學師培中心專技助理教授）
身為颱風研究者，閱讀《看雲趣》一書，有相當多的啟發與樂趣。
──吳俊傑（臺灣大學大氣科學系教授）
其中包含了許多科學及文學的內涵，
──彭啟明 （天氣風險管理開發公司總經理）
【地科教師好評推薦】
作者除了詳述雲的科學分類外，
──李文禮 （臺北市立建國高級中學教師）
對現象的觀察是發展科學素養能力的第一步，透過作者從科學、
──葉鈞喬 （國立竹東高級中學教師）
帶領學生觀測雲超過十五年，學生一開始總會好奇與浪漫地觀測，
──劉育宏 （新北市立丹鳳高級中學教師）
用腦看雲，讀雲的科學；用心看雲，賞雲的趣味。
作者從生活經驗著手，並用貼切的比喻，帶領賞雲的讀者認識雲。
──謝莉芬 （臺北市立成功高級中學教師）
Get the book
Similar books
-
White Hurricane
By David G. BrownIn early November 1913, not quite 19 months after the loss of the Titanic in midatlantic, an autumn gale descended on the Great Lakes. Gales of November - like the...
-
The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned
Identifies and establishes a roadmap for doing better in the future. Lays the groundwork for transforming how this Nation - from every level of government to the private sector to...
-
A Failure of Initiative: Supplementary Report and Document Annex
By United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane KatrinaNOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price while supplies last Supplementary report to the final Hurricane Katrina Federal response report, A Failure...
-
Seven Superstorms of the Northeast: And Other Blizzards, Hurricanes and Tempests
By James Lincoln TurnerFrom the Blizzard of 1888 to the Great Appalachian Storm of 1950, this storm book reveals the majesty and terror of the major storms to hit the mid-Atlantic region and...
-
El Niño in History: Storming Through the Ages
By César CaviedesCesar Caviedes provides a comprehensive historical account of El Nino, the fascinating and disruptive weather phenomenon that has affected weather cycles all over the globe for thousands of years. Combining...
-
Meteorology: Understanding the Atmosphere
By Steven A. Ackerman, John A. KnoxAn entirely new way for students to observe, analyze, and understand meteorology, - Steven A. Ackerman and John A. Knox's METEOROLOGY: UNDERSTANDING THE ATMOSPHERE is scientific, topical, and scholarly. The...
-
Pacific Tsunami Warning System: A Half-century of Protecting the Pacific 1965-2015
By Laura Sau Lin Kong, Paula K. Dunbar, Nicolás ArcosNOTE: NO FURTHER DICOUNT FOR THIS ITEM- OVERSTOCK SALE- Significantly reduced price The Pacific Tsunami Warning System, commonly referred to as the PTWS, has come far in the last five...
-
Living with Florida's Atlantic Beaches: Coastal Hazards from Amelia Island to Key West
By David M. BushCoastal Hazards from Amelia Island to Key West David M. Bush, William J. Neal, Norma J. Longo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, Deborah F. Pilkey, Luciana Slomp Esteves, ... Living with the Alabama - Mississippi Shore Wayne F. Canis et al .
-
The Guinness Book of Weather Facts and Feats
By Ingrid HolfordThe Guinness Book of Weather Facts and Feats
-
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change
By John H. Seinfeld, Spyros N. PandisThe only single-source reference available on atmospheric chemistry, aerosols, and atmospheric models This fully revised and expanded version of John H. Seinfeld's successful Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics of Air Pollution...