Book Description
Shows how you can make surf forecasts with simple calculations and free, publicly available data.
Author : Nathan Todd Cool
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 22,59 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 059530365X
Shows how you can make surf forecasts with simple calculations and free, publicly available data.
Author : Nathan Todd Cool
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 32,4 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 059540622X
"Is it Hot in Here? should be required reading! This book takes the complicated topic of global warming and breaks it down for the layman. Nathan doesn't stand on a soapbox-he presents a fair and balanced argument for the climate of our world. If you live in a red state or a blue state, if you hug trees or drive a Hummer, this book is for you." -Josh Rubenstein, Meteorologist KCBS/KCAL Los Angeles "Nathan Cool's is perhaps the most thoughtful, comprehensive, well-written and accessible study of global warming I've ever read. If Is it Hot in Here? were being taught in high schools and colleges, we might not be suffering through this problem at all." -Aaron Kenedi, Editor-in-Chief Shift Magazine "This is the book for those who want to learn about issues related to global warming. The reader isn't pushed around by conspiracy theorists, jargoned scientists, aggressive environmentalists or people with agendas.rather, the nuts and bolts of the science, scientific process, political realities, and main debates over global warming are spelled out." -David B. Field, Oceanographer, Ph.D. Scripps Institution of Oceanography "With an informative and entertaining style, Nathan cuts through the many confusing and contradictory dialogues swarming around the global warming debate. When you read it, you'll see that it's not just the-sky-is-falling environmentalists who should be paying attention to voices like Cool's." -Gwen Mickelson, Santa Cruz Sentinel
Author : Louise Southerden
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 29,44 MB
Release : 2009-01-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0307491498
CATCH THE WAVE Have you always thought surfing looks like so much fun but lacked the confidence to try it? Do you dream of having sun-bleached hair and surf-toned arms? Maybe you’d like to join those surfers you watch from the comfort of your beach towel? With women’s surfing booming as never before, now is the perfect time to grab a board and get out there! If you’re a girl who longs to mix it up with the boys in the surf, carve graceful lines across the face of a wave, and feel the exhilaration of surfing, this book is for you. Surf’s Up has it all, including • what to look for when buying a surfboard • how to find the right waves • how to paddle out, catch waves, stand up, and turn your board • a colorful history of women’s surfing, from Gidget to Beachley • where to find North America’s dream surfing spots Writing with the passion that comes from living the surfing life for more than fifteen years, Louise Southerden brings her love of surfing to every page, offering a glimpse of surfing subculture, surf lingo, the rules of the waves, and helpful tips from other surfer girls who have survived the learning-to-surf journey. Surf’s Up is encouraging and empowering: a book no surfer girl should be without!
Author : Larry Blair
Publisher : Wavefinder Limited
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 14,19 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780958172615
The most comprehensive surf guide available for the USA & Hawaii, covering over 1,000 individual surf spots backed up by our unique Surfer's Eye maps. Wavefinder USA & Hawaii manages to pack all you'll need to know about US surf spots into a neat pocket-sized guide book. This guide points you towards some of the best surfing locations in ......
Author : Nathan Cool
Publisher :
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 18,57 MB
Release : 2018-03-05
Category :
ISBN : 9781980295303
Forecast Meteorologist Nathan Cool tells the story of how record-breaking ocean waves, weather and winds -- starting in 2015 from the strongest El Niño ever recorded -- carved a path of destruction, which persisted over the next few years. Once colossal waves crashed on the shores of Hawaii and the west coast of the U.S., floods soon followed, setting the stage for California's worst fire season and devastating mudslides. Far from being a one-off occurrence, a years-long ripple effect, sparked by the mega El Niño of 2015-16, had devastatingly fatal consequences. Once mammoth waves battered coastlines, intense storms bore down on Hawaii, California, Oregon, Texas, and the Caribbean, leading to a deadly cycle of multi-seasonal weather that wiped out homes, blocked roadways, burned livestock, and buried people alive. All the while, mistakes by officials overseeing the safety of their communities exacerbated the tragedies that unfolded. Recounting storms play-by-play from their origins to their final -- and often fatal -- destinations, Nathan tells the true stories of not just what happened from El Niño and its years-long aftermath, but also why so many were affected, often needlessly, from the results of Surf, Flood, Fire & Mud.
Author : Tony Butt
Publisher : Alison Hodge Publishers
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 46,79 MB
Release : 2014-03-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780906720899
Have you ever wondered where surfing waves come from, what makes every wave different, why some peel perfectly and others just close out; why, some days, the waves come in sets and other days they don’t, and how the tides, the wind and the shape of the sea floor affect the waves for surfing? If you have, this book is for you. Now in its third edition, Surf Science is the first book to talk in depth about the science of waves from a surfer’s point of view. It fills the gap between surfing books and waves textbooks, and will help you learn how to predict surf. Surf Science is also a useful introduction to oceanography and the science of waves. You don’t need a scientific background to read it – just curiosity and a fascination for waves.
Author : Daniel Duane
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,27 MB
Release : 1997-04-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780865475090
Duane's account of a year spent surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Interspersed with the narrative of days passed on the water are good-humored explanations of the physics of wave dynamics, the art of surfboard design, dexcriptions of the flora and fauna
Author : Tony Butt
Publisher : Alison Hodge Publishers
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 37,68 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780906720585
Surfing.
Author : Matt Warshaw
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 45,98 MB
Release : 2010-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0811856003
Matt Warshaw knows more about surfing than any other person on the planet. After five years of research and writing, Warshaw has crafted an unprecedented history of the sport and the culture it has spawned. At nearly 500 pages, with 250,000 words and more than 250 rare photographs, The History of Surfing reveals and defines this sport with a voice that is authoritative, funny, and wholly original. The obsessive nature of this endeavor is matched only by the obsessive nature of surfers, who will pore through these pages with passion and opinion. A true category killer, here is the definitive history of surfing.
Author : Gerry Lopez
Publisher : Howie from Maui Incorporated
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 13,75 MB
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780615491523
Photo expose of Peahi surf break, better known as "Jaws" on Maui's northshore. Professional surfer Gerry Lopez, writes an informative and intimate account of the surf and the surfers' experience. Photography by Erik Aeder.