Weather of the San Francisco Bay Region (California Natural History Guides, No. 63) | 
|  | | | Title: | Weather of the San Francisco Bay Region (California Natural History Guides, No. 63) | | Author: | Harold Gilliam | | Publisher: | University of California Press | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 27 June, 2002 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0520229908 / 9780520229907 | | List Price: | $13.95 | | You Save: | $2.79 | | Amazon Price: | $11.16 | |
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Possibly no comparable area on earth displays as many varieties of weather simultaneously as the San Francisco Bay Region. Harold Gilliam explains the atmospheric forces and geologic formations that come together in this region's unique confluence of wind, river, ocean, bay, and hills. The fully revised and updated edition of this best-selling book incorporates the latest scientific information--much of it gathered from satellite technology--that has greatly improved our understanding of the weather in the years since the book was first published. Writing in a delightfully engaging style, Gilliam provides the tools necessary for understanding the grand show of nature that takes place around the San Francisco Bay--from Napa Valley in the north to San Jose in the south.
Using nontechnical language to define weather terms and the general principles needed to understand weather patterns, Gilliam explains such phenomena as the jet stream, the famous summer fog that pours over the Golden Gate Bridge, and the often dangerous winter tule fog. This edition also includes a discussion of the planetary influences that may cause long-term changes in the local climate: Gilliam explains the "greenhouse effect" and what global warming could mean for the San Francisco Bay Area, looks at the local effects of the El Niño and La Niña phenomena, and considers the thinning of the ozone layer.
This fascinating book, enhanced with informative maps, diagrams, and color illustrations, is liberally sprinkled with references to Bay Area neighborhoods and geographic features, giving the book a lively sense of local color.
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Customer Reviews:
• A Unique Explanation Of The Weather Of The Bay Area 10 July, 1998
With great love and with a scientist's objectivity Mr. Gilliam goes thruogh a year's cycle of the unique passage of fog, rain, warmth, and haunting beauty of the changing seasons. But he is no mere puff writer. He tells us why, and where, these events begin. Anyone who is familiar with the books by George R. Stewart on the history and climate of Northern California, should not miss this.
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• Good Explanations In A Few Pages 23 March, 2001
This short book provides a very understandable explanation of how Bay Area weather is formed by topography, winds, and the ocean. He devotes sections to the four seasons, in which he tells how the fog is formed, where storms come from, and why there is so much variation within Bay Area microclimates. He also has a chapter on clouds, and a concluding chapter on climate change. I never knew much about weather (besides what I understood from forecasts on TV: sunny, partly cloudy, rain, etc.), but now I appreciate more the unique climates of the SF Bay region.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3DET8JZRKSF2P
• The Mystery Of Weather. 30 January, 2006
I have beenn using this book for yeaars--I began with the first edition, and now am enjoying the second. It is brief; to the point. And as a native of S.F., I can attest to its accuracy.
The weather near the sea is almost always unpredictable, but Gilliam gives all the components, all the causes, and makes it possible to understand--if not predict--our weather.
The only problem I find is that the book is too short.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1BFXT77SW0X7C
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