Covers practical applications of GRIB files, QuikSCAT wind measurements,
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Modern Marine Weather by David Burch Foreword by Lee Chesneau 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. It does not just tell you about it, it tells you how to do it. By the author of The Barometer Handbook 7.5" x 9.25" paperback, 336 pages, many illustrations. This book, when purchased here, comes with a serial number that you can use to download a free ebook edition of the text. $39.00   ...item# 1886

An overview of the book explaining its philosophy can be read here Overview of Modern Marine Weather. The Modern Marine Weather book is part of the required materials for our online course on marine weather along with the Weather Trainer software program. If you want a way to review what you learn from the book, and a way to practice composing the key points of practical marine weather into a few sentences, then consider adding our Weather Workbook as a guide to your study of the text. Unique new barometer calibration resource at www.starpath.com/barometers. Go to that page, enter your latitude and longitude and elevation, and it will tell you the 10 closest sources of accurate pressure with a link to each one. There is also an instructions sheet with work forms.