Modern Marine Weather From Time Honored Traditional Knowledge To The Latest Technology

Author : David Burch
Publisher : Starpath Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780914025580
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Marine Weather: From Time-Honored Traditional Knowledge to the Latest Technology written by David Burch and published by Starpath Publications. This book was released on 2018-03-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 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. Covers practical applications of GRIB files, ASCAT wind measurements, and other modern resources.

Author : David Burch
Publisher : Starpath Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780914025085
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Marine Weather written by David Burch and published by Starpath Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 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. Covers practical applications of GRIB files, QuikSCAT wind measurements, and other modern resources. "No subject is more important to every sailor than the wind and its direction. Modern Marine Weather is first class reference book on the subject of marine weather and the information it contains will help every sailor, every day!" Peter Isler, two-time America's Cup winning navigator. An invaluable resource that belongs in the wheelhouse along side of Bowditch From the Foreword by Lee Chesneau

Author : David Burch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780914025337
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Marine Weather, Second Edition written by David Burch and published by . This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 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. Covers practical applications of GRIB files, ASCAT wind measurements, and other modern resources.

Author : William J. Kotsch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weather for the Mariner written by William J. Kotsch and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. Frank Brumbaugh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781892216229
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marine Weather Forecasting written by J. Frank Brumbaugh and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever listened to a weather forecast stating there may be a slight chance of showers but the rain is coming down so hard you are seriously considering a lifejacket while standing on the dock? During such times, one suggestion to the forecaster runs through everyone's mind: "Look out the window!!" That is certainly one of the most accurate methods to forecast the immediate weather. Everyone knows the look of the sky when a thunderstorm or squall is moving in, but few know how to determine what is in store more than a few hours ahead. Frank has taken the mystery out of weather forecasting in his book Marine Weather Forecasting. He explains how to tell more about the weather, for hours and days to come, than any broadcast. But you must know what to look for when you go on deck. The wind, clouds, moon and sun all tell the story and Frank explains how to read these signs. Anyone can understand Frank's detailed descriptions of forecasting and the illustrations add to the ease. Caution: After reading this book you may never rely on another broadcast report. Illustrated

Author : David Burch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780914025122
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Barometer Handbook written by David Burch and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern look at barometers and applications of barometric pressure.

Author : Daniel S. Parrott
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071550089
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bridge Resource Management for Small Ships (PB) written by Daniel S. Parrott and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-03-04 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your vessel may be equipped with the most advanced technology and the most powerful engines, but the failure to apply the basic principles of bridge resource management can still prevent you from getting where you are going. Satellite systems, ARPA, electronic charts, AIS, sophisticated communication equipment and integrated navigational systems—all these advanced technologies provide valuable capabilities. But accidents still happen, and they usually involve human error. This simple fact has made Bridge Resource Management (BRM) training a requirement for watchkeepers worldwide. Bridge Resource Management for Small Ships: The Watchkeeper’s Manual for Limited-Tonnage Vessels is the first book to address the unique needs of operators of small ships (limited-tonnage vessels) including tugs, ferries, yachts, and other passenger-carrying vessels. Features: Case histories to illustrate important points A complete course in BRM, suited for studying on your own as well as a complement to your classwork Topics include: Introduction to BRM, Standard Operating Procedures, Passage Planning, Implementing the Passage Plan, Building a Passage Plan, Situational Awareness and Human Factors, including: Overreliance, Distraction, Stress, Fatigue, Complacency, and Transition; and Human Interactions, including Communications, Teams and Teamwork, Decision Making and Leadership, and Human Error

Author : Bryan Barrass
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080460089
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ship Stability for Masters and Mates written by Bryan Barrass and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding ship stability is critical for all maritime students or professionals who are studying for a deck or engineering certificate of competency, or seeking promotion to a higher rank within any branch of the merchant marine or Navy. The sixth edition of the now classic 'Ship Stability' provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of ship stability and ship strength, squat, interaction and trim, materials stresses and forces. * The market leading ship stability text, widely used at sea and on shore * New content inclues coverage of now-mandatory double-skin tankers and fast ferries * Meets STCW (Standards of Training, Certification & Watchkeeping) requirements and includes self-examination material: essential reading for professionals and students alike

Author : John Jourdane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692766255
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Weather for Sailors written by John Jourdane and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is way too much weather information out there on the Internet, and the trick is to find the key weather you need to go sailing safely and quickly. This purpose of this book is to help sailors find and use the important weather information in the endless universe of weather information.Whether you are planning a day sail on a lake, or a voyage across an ocean, knowing what the weather is going to do is as important as knowing how to trim your sails or set your anchor. Hopefully, this book will help you learn how to find and understand the weather you need as a sailor.

Author : Nicholas Carr
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393079364
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains written by Nicholas Carr and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-06-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction: “Nicholas Carr has written a Silent Spring for the literary mind.”—Michael Agger, Slate “Is Google making us stupid?” When Nicholas Carr posed that question, in a celebrated Atlantic Monthly cover story, he tapped into a well of anxiety about how the Internet is changing us. He also crystallized one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the Net’s bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? Now, Carr expands his argument into the most compelling exploration of the Internet’s intellectual and cultural consequences yet published. As he describes how human thought has been shaped through the centuries by “tools of the mind”—from the alphabet to maps, to the printing press, the clock, and the computer—Carr interweaves a fascinating account of recent discoveries in neuroscience by such pioneers as Michael Merzenich and Eric Kandel. Our brains, the historical and scientific evidence reveals, change in response to our experiences. The technologies we use to find, store, and share information can literally reroute our neural pathways. Building on the insights of thinkers from Plato to McLuhan, Carr makes a convincing case that every information technology carries an intellectual ethic—a set of assumptions about the nature of knowledge and intelligence. He explains how the printed book served to focus our attention, promoting deep and creative thought. In stark contrast, the Internet encourages the rapid, distracted sampling of small bits of information from many sources. Its ethic is that of the industrialist, an ethic of speed and efficiency, of optimized production and consumption—and now the Net is remaking us in its own image. We are becoming ever more adept at scanning and skimming, but what we are losing is our capacity for concentration, contemplation, and reflection. Part intellectual history, part popular science, and part cultural criticism, The Shallows sparkles with memorable vignettes—Friedrich Nietzsche wrestling with a typewriter, Sigmund Freud dissecting the brains of sea creatures, Nathaniel Hawthorne contemplating the thunderous approach of a steam locomotive—even as it plumbs profound questions about the state of our modern psyche. This is a book that will forever alter the way we think about media and our minds.