Authors: Gregory A. Zielinski, Barry D. Keim
ISBN-13: 9781584653127, ISBN-10: 1584653124
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: University of New Hampshire Press
Date Published: January 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)
GREGORY A. ZIELINSKI is a research associate professor in the Institute for Quaternary and Climate Studies at the University of Maine. During the last ten years he has authored over forty articles including the cover story for the January 2002 issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. He has taught courses on New England weather and climate and is the Maine State Climatologist. BARRY D. KEIM is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography and is a member of the Climate Change Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. He has co-authored an atlas of extreme rainfall for the south-central United States and New England's Changing Climate, Weather and Air Quality. Keim also serves as the New Hampshire State Climatologist.
A comprehensive, accessible guide to a subject near and dear to every New Englander's heart: the weather.
Pt. I | What makes New England's weather and climate unique | |
Ch. 1 | A general perspective | 3 |
Pt. II | Causes of change in New England weather and climate | |
Ch. 2 | Changes within the year | 13 |
Ch. 3 | Year-to-year changes | 31 |
Ch. 4 | Changes over long time periods | 41 |
Pt. III | Diversity of New England's weather and climate : from the mountains to the beaches | |
Ch. 5 | Permanent causes | 55 |
Ch. 6 | Nonpermanent causes | 60 |
Pt. IV | Seasons of New England | |
Ch. 7 | Skin season | 75 |
Ch. 8 | Mud season | 91 |
Ch. 9 | Beach and lake season | 98 |
Ch. 10 | Foliage season | 106 |
Ch. 11 | The year in summary | 114 |
Ch. 12 | The alpine zone | 125 |
Pt. V | The weather events that influence the lives of New Englanders | |
Ch. 13 | Heat waves and cold spells | 145 |
Ch. 14 | Droughts and rainstorms | 154 |
Ch. 15 | Nor'easters | 169 |
Ch. 16 | Ice storms | 188 |
Ch. 17 | Tornadoes | 198 |
Ch. 18 | Hurricanes | 209 |
Pt. VI | Changes over time | |
Ch. 19 | Looking into the past | 231 |
Ch. 20 | What does the future hold? | 251 |