TY - BOOK AU - Kotsch, William J. TI - Weather for the mariner SN - 0-87021-752-6 PY - 1978/// CY - Annapolis PB - Naval Institute KW - METEOROLOGIA KW - METEOROLOGIA MARINA KW - NAVEGACION MARITIMA N1 - Weather warnings and displays; General flow of air about the planet; Basic cloud formations; The barometer and its use; Significance of high-pressure and low-pressure areas; Air masses; Weather fronts and associated weather; Weather disturbances and storms; Forewarning and formation of fog; Ice accretion-hazard of significance to seafarers; Wind, waves, and swell; Simple forecasting methods and rules; Appendix A. Handy Conversion Tables; Appendix B. Recommended Books and Periodicals; Appendix C. Worldwide Permanent Hurricane and Typhoon Names ER -