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<span style=3D"font-size:xx-small">292 Abbott& --_000_SN1PR0301MB2045E7BFE7BF4B94D4FE6C6383AF0SN1PR0301MB2045_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Alix - I am a firm believer in first principles first, as you seem to be too. So, = some suggestions. The best account of the general dynamics of the Earth-oceans-atmosphere sys= tem that I know of is in the text by Arthur N. Strahler, 1971. The Earth Sc= iences. New York: Harper & Row, especially The first two parts (Part One de= als with the Earth as a whole, Part Two with the atmosphere and oceans). Th= is seems old - but then Newtonian dynamics are even older - and the princip= les still stand. I used this in my teaching for many years because it is th= orough and quantitative. It is out of print but should be available (perhap= s in a later edition) on the used market (try Addall Books online). Strongl= y recommended. I will be happy to lend you my copy if you have trouble find= ing it. Better than it sounds, even though rather U.S.-oriented, is Mark Monmonier,= 1999. Air Apparent. How Meteorologists Learned to Map, Predict, and Dramat= ize Weather. Univ. of Chicago Press. And quite useful is Bruno Voiturez & G= uy Jacques, 2000. El Nino. Fact and Fiction. Paris: Unesco Publishing. Most= recent, is Vivien Gornitz, 2013. Rising Seas. Past, Present, Future. Colum= bia University Press. This is broader than it sounds, starting with a globa= l framework. All of these can lead into the recent literature, much of it a= vailable or at least referred to online. And you might find parts of this u= seful, esp. Ch. 4, Birding and Weather and included references: Derek Lovit= ch. 2012. How to Be a Better Birder. Princeton Univ. Press. There is a very= larger recent book, journal and online treatment of the NAO, El Nino, the = decadal oscillations, etc. that is almost overwhelming. The sky seems to be= the limit there (sorry!). It's an easy step, but not one that you asked about, into a lost of recent = work on climate change, including first principles, some of it very good (f= or a Canadian context, see Andrew Weaver, 2008. Keeping Our Cool. Canada in= a Warming World. Viking Canada). I won't go farther than that because it i= s off topic. All the best, Eric Eric L. Mills Lower Rose Bay Lunenburg Co., NS ________________________________ From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on beha= lf of Alix d'Entremont <alixdentremont@hotmail.com> Sent: February 17, 2016 8:51 PM To: NatureNS Post Subject: [NatureNS] Weather/Climate Books All, I've decided to try and learn about storms, winds, jet streams, highs, lows= , El Ni=F1o, La Ni=F1a, ENSO, the North Atlantic Oscillation, Arctic Oscill= ation, fronts... There are many things online, but thought I'd put the ques= tion out to this group. Do any of you have any recommendations for books on= these topics? I'm starting to see lots of mention of weather patterns whil= e reading about birds, so I think it would be very helpful. Thanks. --- Alix Arthur d'Entremont BSc Geomatics Engineering 292 Abbott's Harbour Road Middle West Pubnico Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia Canada B0W 2M0 Phone: +1 902 762 2082 Mobile: +1 902 307 0373 e-mail: alixdentremont@hotmail.com<mailto:alixdentremont@hotmail.com> Bird Photography http://www.flickr.com/photos/alixd/ Website http://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca/ --_000_SN1PR0301MB2045E7BFE7BF4B94D4FE6C6383AF0SN1PR0301MB2045_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"><!-- P {margin-top:0;margi= n-bottom:0;} --></style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;back= ground-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <p>Alix - <br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p>I am a firm believer in first principles first, as you seem to be too. S= o, some suggestions.</p> <p><br> </p> <p>The best account of the general dynamics of the Earth-oceans-atmosphere = system that I know of is in the text by Arthur N. Strahler, 1971. <i>The Earth Sciences. </i>New York: Harper & Row, especially The first= two parts (Part One deals with the Earth as a whole, Part Two with the atm= osphere and oceans). This seems old - but then Newtonian dynamics are even = older - and the principles still stand. I used this in my teaching for many years because it is thorough and quant= itative. It is out of print but should be available (perhaps in a later edi= tion) on the used market (try Addall Books online). Strongly recommended. I= will be happy to lend you my copy if you have trouble finding it.</p> <p><br> </p> <p>Better than it sounds, even though rather U.S.-oriented, is Mark Monmoni= er, 1999. <i>Air Apparent. How Meteorologists Learned to Map, Predict, and Dramatize = Weather. </i>Univ. of Chicago Press. And quite useful is Bruno Voiturez & Guy Ja= cques, 2000. <i>El Nino. Fact and Fiction. </i>Paris: Unesco Publishing. Most recent, is= Vivien Gornitz, 2013. <i>Rising Seas. Past, Present, Future. </i>Columbia University Press. This = is broader than it sounds, starting with a global framework. All of these c= an lead into the recent literature, much of it available or at least referr= ed to online. And you might find parts of this useful, esp. Ch. 4, Birding and Weather and included referen= ces: Derek Lovitch. 2012. <i>How to Be a Better Birder. Princeton Univ. Press. </i>There is a very la= rger recent book, journal and online treatment of the NAO, El Nino, the dec= adal oscillations, etc. that is almost overwhelming. The sky seems to be th= e limit there (sorry!). <br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p>It's an easy step, but not one that you asked about, into a lost of rece= nt work on climate change, including first principles, some of it very good= (for a Canadian context, see Andrew Weaver, 2008. <i>Keeping Our Cool. Canada in a Warming World. </i>Viking Canada). I won't= go farther than that because it is off topic. <br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p>All the best,</p> <p><br> </p> <p>Eric</p> <p><br> </p> <p>Eric L. Mills</p> <p>Lower Rose Bay</p> <p>Lunenburg Co., NS<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <div styl