From Raindrops to Volcanoes: Adventures with Sea Surface Meteorology (Dover Science Books) (Paperback)

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What size and shapes are raindrops? Where do they come from? What happens when sea and air meet? These and many other questions take readers into the realms of meteorology, oceanography, physics, chemistry, and volcanology. "Packed with interesting and significant information."  — Florida Scientist. 57 photographs and illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (January 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486434877
• ISBN-13: 978-0486434872
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #430,257 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still A Worthy Read, June 4, 2004

By	Keith C. Heidorn "The Weather Doctor" (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I first read "From Raindrops to Volcanoes" when I was a meteorology student in the late 1960s and interested in cloud physics. It was one of the best of a great series of lay science books published in by Doubleday/Anchor at the time. I reread the book again after many years about two years ago and find it is still one of the best of its genre. Blanchard presents his topic well. I love his book "The Snowflake Man" about Snowflake Bentley, but still rate this as his best. Blanchard, now retired, told me that the material in this book has not been superceded by recent advances in the science, so there is no reason to caution the reader. Blanchard's humorous insights into the world of the research scientist flesh out a well written book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars delightful, December 22, 2007

By	L. de Vito - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

in Clouds in a Glass of Beer: Simple Experiments in Atmospheric Physics, Craig Bohren refers to Blanchard's very readable book to study the mechanisms by which salt gets into the atmosphere. I got a copy, and must admit that the book is indeed very readable but above all delightful !!

You will learn, among many other things, how bubbles are formed in the sea, how they break and form a jet, and how the jet produces drops that are ejected into the air above.

Everything starts with observations, followed by experiments (involving a minimum of equipment) in an effort to understand what goes on in the ocean of air, and its interaction with the surface of the sea.