Modern Marine Weather [str011]

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Modern Marine Weather is a new, comprehensive text on how to take weather into account for the planning and navigation of voyages, local or global, using the latest technologies as well as the time-honored skills of maritime tradition, so that your time on the water remains as safe and efficient as possible.

Covering practical applications of GRIB files, QuikSCAT wind measurements, and other modern resources, Modern Marine Weather doesn't  just tell you about it, it tells you how to do it.

Also available is the Modern Marine Weather Workbook with practical examples and exercises to help you master this important subject.

1 ? Introduction
1.1 Overview
1.2 Role of Marine Weather
1.3 Elements of Marine Weather
1.4 Terminology and Glossaries
1.5 Wind Terms and Symbols
1.6 Getting Started on Resources
1.7 Units and Time Conversions

2 ? Pressure and Wind
2.1 What Makes the Wind
2.2 Pressure and Barometers
2.3 Properties of Highs and Lows
2.4 Figuring Winds from Isobars
2.5 Apparent Wind to True Wind
2.6 Getting Started on GRIB Forecasts

3 ? Global Winds and Currents
3.1 Warm Air Rises
3.2 Hadley Cells and Global Winds
3.3 Winds Aloft
3.4 The Atmosphere, Air Masses, and Stability
3.5 Water?Fuel of the Atmosphere
3.6 Primary Ocean Currents
3.7 Working with the Gulf Stream
3.8 Atlas of World Winds and Pressures

4 ? Strong Wind Systems
4.1 Introduction to Strong Wind
4.2 QuikSCAT Winds
4.3 Fronts and Low Formation
4.4 Types of Lows
4.5 Tropical Storms and Hurricanes
4.6 Squalls
4.7 Sides of a Tropical Storm
4.8 Storm Avoidance Maneuvering

5 ? Clouds, Fog, and Sea State
5.1 Cloud Notes for Mariners
5.2 Wave Notes of Mariners
5.3 Fog
5.4 Sample Cloud Pictures
5.5 Beaufort Wind Force Scale

6 ? Wind and Terrain
6.1 Notes on Wind and Terrain
6.2 Isobars Crossing Channels

7 ? Weather Maps Review
7.1 Overview of Weather Maps
7.2 Using Weather Maps
7.3 Practice Reading Weather Maps
7.4 Georeferencing Electronic Maps
7.5 Values and Drawbacks of GRIB Forecasts
7.6 Checking GRIB Forecasts
7.7 Station Reports and Weather Symbols
7.8 Use of 500-mb Map
7.9 Model Comparisons

8 ? Sources of Weather Data
8.1 Overview
8.2 Climatic Sources for Voyage Planning
8.3 Special Sources
8.4 Getting Weather Maps at Sea?A summary

9 ? On-board Forecasting and Tactics
9.1 Instruments and Logbook Procedures
9.2 Onboard Forecasting Notes
9.3 Onboard Forecasting of Tropical Storms
9.4 Old Sayings Explained

10 ? Special Topics
10.1 Southern Hemisphere Weather
10.2 Monsoons
10.3 Blocking Highs
10.4 Sailing Routes to Hawaii
10.5 Chen-Chesneau 500-mb Routing Zones