Concepts and Applications of the 500-mb chart

Heavy Weather Avoidance By Ma-Li Chen and Lee Chesneau 8.5" x 11", 231 pages, Hard cover. 2008. Paradise Cay Publications. Foreword by Ralph Naranjo Introduction by David Burch $49.95   ...item# 1888

In Heavy Weather Avoidance, Chen and Chesneau merge the seamanship of a master mariner and the forecast expertise of a senior meteorologist, providing readers with double-barrel exposure to what actually goes on in the atmosphere and on the sea’s surface. Many weather texts offer an academic look at weather systems, complete with model algorithm derivations and equations depicting heat transfer. These fundamentals may be the cornerstone of the science, but commercial mariners and recreational sailors are more concerned about the implications of volatile weather rather than its fluid dynamics. From start to finish the authors have cut to the chase, creating a readable text brimming with useful graphics. It’s focused on the root cause of how and why bad weather develops and where it’s likely to go. There’s enough theory provided for a reader to get a feel for how air mass energy transfer works, but just as the theoretical aspect takes on a mission of its own, there’s a shift to more practical self-forecasting and storm avoidance wisdom. Captain Ma-Li Chen shares his well-tested routing strategy and describes how it factors in the use of the 500-mb chart. His game plan includes a sector analysis of short wave troughs, breaking them into four distinct zones and prioritizing the relative safety of navigating through each region. –From the Foreword by Ralph Naranjo, Technical Editor Practical Sailor Magazine, Past Vanderstar Chair, U.S. Naval Academy.

12/14/12 
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