Weather maps have made our atmosphere visible, understandable, and at
least moderately predictable. In Air Apparent Mark Monmonier traces
debates among scientists eager to unravel the enigma of storms and
global change, explains strategies for mapping the upper atmosphere and
forecasting disaster, and discusses efforts to detect and control air
pollution. Fascinating in its scope and detail, Air Apparent makes us
take a second look at the weather map, an image that has been, and
continues to be, central to our daily lives.
"Clever title, rewarding book. Monmonier . . . offers here a basic
course in meteorology, which he presents gracefully by means of a
history of weather maps." --Scientific American
"Mark Monmonier is onto a winner with Air Apparent. . . . It is good,
accessible science and excellent history. . . . Read it." --Fred Pearce,
New Scientist
"[Air Apparent] is a superb first reading for any backyard novice of
weather . . . but even the veteran forecaster or researcher will find it
engaging and, in some cases, enlightening." --Joe Venuti, Bulletin of
the American Meteorological Society
"Monmonier is solid enough in his discussion of geographic and
meteorological information to satisfy the experienced weather watcher.
But even if this information were not presented in such a lively and
engaging manner, it would still hook most any reader who checks the
weather map every morning or who sits happily entranced through a full
cycle of forecasts on the Weather Channel."--Michael Kennedy, Boston
Globe
