{"product_id":"clouds-edward-graham-9780691262482","title":"Clouds: How to Identify Nature's Most Fleeting Forms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA one-of-a-kind illustrated identification guide to clouds and cloud formations\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe mystery of clouds has captivated scientists and artists alike. This unique book shows you how to use the meteorological techniques of nephology to identify these elusive and transmutable shapes. It curates, classifies, and measures every species--including those recently discovered--considering the height, size, texture, arrangement, modifications, and movement of their many shifting forms. \u003ci\u003eClouds\u003c\/i\u003e blends a lively and engaging narrative by one of today's leading meteorologists with an essay on historic cloud art, and includes a wealth of breathtaking cloud studies by some of the greatest artists ever to look skyward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents a \"taxonomic\" approach to identification, applying the basic laws of geometry to quantify and measure clouds and cloud formations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShowcases artists who painted clouds from a scientific viewpoint, such as John Constable, Eug?ne Boudin, J.M.W. Turner, and Caspar David Friedrich\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTells the stories of the physicists and painters who have attempted to record the many different incarnations of clouds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplains the physics of clouds, from the basic constituents of Earth's atmosphere to cloud formation and dissipation, the colors and shades of clouds, the development of precipitation, and the timescale evolution of clouds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses the classification and naming of clouds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eServes as a user-friendly reference guide to low, midlevel, and high cloud species\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes charts, infographics, and a glossary of terms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Graham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691262489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691262482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Edward Graham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46293122679039,"sku":"9780691262482","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79c0a7ae-49aa-4d89-b271-82c6cf4ca1be.jpg?v=1730212192","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/clouds-edward-graham-9780691262482","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}