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Florida Weather (review)

Florida Weather (review) reviews nd Florida Weather, 2 edition Morton D. Winsberg. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, . pp., maps, photographs, references, appendices, and index. $. paper (ISBN -) gregory j. carbone University of South Carolina Fourteen years ago, Morton Winsberg wrote a wonderful little book on Florida weather. He introduced the state's weather patterns to a lay audience, particularly to tourists or those considering a move. The text described and explained both sublime and dramatic features of Florida's weather and climate in accurate, understandable language. The newly released second edition maintains its predecessor's readability, updates its statistics, and introduces several new subjects to readers. As in his first edition of Florida Weather, Winsberg uses crisp text and an appropriate number of maps to describe the state's weather and climate patterns. Clear explanations help readers understand the processes responsible for these patterns. These include details on what causes a sea breeze, how land surfaces modify air masses, how water bodies and urban surfaces affect air temperature, and the causes of advection fog and summer thunderstorms. The opening chapter on climate controls provides the main vehicle for such explanations, but they continue throughout the subsequent four chapters, each devoted to a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Southeastern Geographer University of North Carolina Press

Florida Weather (review)

Southeastern Geographer , Volume 44 (2) – Jun 12, 2004

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University of North Carolina Press
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Copyright © 2004 by the Southeastern Division, Association of American Geographers.
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1549-6929
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reviews nd Florida Weather, 2 edition Morton D. Winsberg. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, . pp., maps, photographs, references, appendices, and index. $. paper (ISBN -) gregory j. carbone University of South Carolina Fourteen years ago, Morton Winsberg wrote a wonderful little book on Florida weather. He introduced the state's weather patterns to a lay audience, particularly to tourists or those considering a move. The text described and explained both sublime and dramatic features of Florida's weather and climate in accurate, understandable language. The newly released second edition maintains its predecessor's readability, updates its statistics, and introduces several new subjects to readers. As in his first edition of Florida Weather, Winsberg uses crisp text and an appropriate number of maps to describe the state's weather and climate patterns. Clear explanations help readers understand the processes responsible for these patterns. These include details on what causes a sea breeze, how land surfaces modify air masses, how water bodies and urban surfaces affect air temperature, and the causes of advection fog and summer thunderstorms. The opening chapter on climate controls provides the main vehicle for such explanations, but they continue throughout the subsequent four chapters, each devoted to a

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Southeastern GeographerUniversity of North Carolina Press

Published: Jun 12, 2004

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