Wind Wings And Waves

Author : Rick Soehren
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780824877965

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Wind, Wings, and Waves by Rick Soehren Pdf

From coral reefs to stargazing and everything in between, Wind, Wings, and Waves is your personal guide to nature in Hawai‘i. With color illustrations throughout, this engaging book introduces you to the islands' natural world and helps to identify common plants, birds, and fish. More than a hundred self-guided field trips on six islands will inspire you to get outdoors and explore nature on your own. In Wind, Wings, and Waves, you'll find a knowledgeable and good-humored friend telling fascinating insider facts on this magical place: How, when, and where you can listen to whales singing. Where to see unique Hawaiian plants and birds. Why coral reefs are teeming with weird, wonderful life forms, and the best reefs to visit. Why Hawai‘i is the best place in the world for stargazing. How Hawai‘i became a melting pot of cultures and cuisines, including a mini-guide to the unique foods of the islands. How volcanoes make new Hawaiian islands, and the forces that make these islands travel and eventually disappear. How plants and animals made their way to the most isolated place on the planet, and what makes Hawai‘i a natural laboratory for evolution. The amazing story of Polynesian voyagers who navigated to Hawai‘i by the stars. By sharing his love for the natural wonders of Hawai‘i, biologist Rick Soehren helps you make the most of your time in the islands, whether you are having the vacation of a lifetime or lucky enough to live in Hawai‘i.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Hydraulic engineering
ISBN : UCR:31210020120281

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Hydraulic Research in the United States by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sally Hull
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0557568374

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Wind and Waves by Sally Hull Pdf

Author : Arnold H. Taylor
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191501371

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The Dance of Air and Sea by Arnold H. Taylor Pdf

How can the tiny plankton in the sea just off Western Europe be affected by changes 6000 km away on the other side of the North Atlantic Ocean? How can a slight rise in the temperature of the surface of the Pacific Ocean have a devastating impact on amphibian life in Costa Rica? Living populations across the globe are connected by great swayings of the world's atmosphere and oceans, the largest of which is El Nino. For almost half a century, the numbers of some of the smallest animals in the North Sea have gone up and down as the Gulf Stream has moved north and south 4000 miles away at the coast of the USA. This connection has happened because the weather patterns over the North Atlantic are intertwined by a phenomenon first described by a Danish missionary in the eighteenth century, the North Atlantic Oscillation. In The Dance of Air and Sea Arnold Taylor focuses on the large-scale dynamics of the world's climate, looking at how the atmosphere and oceans interact, and the ways in which ecosystems in water and on land respond to changes in weather. He tells stories of how discoveries were made, and the scientists who made them; and he considers the crucial issues of how the discoveries aid our response to global warming.

Author : Henry Bryant Bigelow,Walles Thomas Edmondson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258381206

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Wind Waves at Se by Henry Bryant Bigelow,Walles Thomas Edmondson Pdf

Hydrographic Office Publication, No. 609.

Author : Graham Drucker
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844687824

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Wings over the Waves by Graham Drucker Pdf

This is the biography of one of the Royal Navys legendary pilots. BF or Daddy as he was known, started his career at Dartmouth and then spent his early seagoing years in Hong Kong, Nagasaki and Hiroshima. His wartime experiences as a Fleet Air pilot aboard HMS Glorious included the historic air strike at Taranto and the search for the Graf Spee. In May 1940 he was loaned to Coastal Command and attacked German Panzer tanks in a biplane, defended Allied troops over Dunkirk and was one of only a few naval officers to fight in the Battle of Britain. After a period as a test pilot at Boscombe Down he became one of only four Wing Leaders in the Royal Navy. His successful leadership lead to many more successes, not least the crippling of Tirpitz as part of a diversionary plan in the lead up to D-Day.He was a superb pilot, loved by all the air and ground crew under his command. His reputation as a fearless and dynamic leader remains a legend today. The book contains detailed and graphic accounts of aerial sorties and strikes throughout the dark days over Nazi Europe. Tragically he was killed in action in July 1944, one week prior to promotion and a job ashore. The book includes many of his letters and extracts from his diary.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : MINN:30000005901370

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Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports by Anonim Pdf

Author : A. Ben-Menahem,S. J. Singh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1127 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461258568

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Seismic Waves and Sources by A. Ben-Menahem,S. J. Singh Pdf

Earthquakes come and go as they please, leaving behind them trails of destruc tion and casualties. Although their occurrence is little affected by what we do or think, it is the task of earth scientists to keep studying them from all possible angles until ways and means are found to divert, forecast, and eventually control them. In ancient times people were awestruck by singular geophysical events, which were attributed to supernatural powers. It was recognized only in 1760 that earthquakes originated within the earth. A hundred years later, first systematic attempts were made to apply physical principles to study them. During the next century scientists accumulated knowledge about the effects of earthquakes, their geographic patterns, the waves emitted by them, and the internal constitution of the earth. During the past 20 years, seismology has made a tremendous progress, mainly because of the advent of modern computers and improvements in data acquisi tion systems, which are now capable of digital and analog recording of ground motion over a frequency range of five orders of magnitude. These technologic developments have enabled seismologists to make measurements with far greater precision and sophistication than was previously possible. Advanced computational analyses have been applied to high-quality data and elaborate theoretical models have been devised to interpret them. As a result, far reaching advances in our knowledge of the earth's structure and the nature of earthquake sources have occurred.

Author : DIANE. GIGUERE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1264865351

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WINGS IN THE WIND by DIANE. GIGUERE Pdf

Author : Lois Lucas,Julie Williams
Publisher : Bess Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0935848118

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Plants of Old Hawaii by Lois Lucas,Julie Williams Pdf

An introduction to 20 plants of the Ancient Hawaiians. Includes illustrations, uses, proverbs, and poems.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1403918332

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Wings of the Wind by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rainbow Rowell
Publisher : Wednesday Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250254344

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Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell Pdf

New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell's epic fantasy, the Simon Snow trilogy, concludes with Any Way the Wind Blows. In Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realized that everything they thought they understood about the world might be wrong. And in Wayward Son, they wondered whether everything they understood about themselves might be wrong. Now, Simon and Baz and Penelope and Agatha must decide how to move forward. For Simon, that means choosing whether he still wants to be part of the World of Mages — and if he doesn't, what does that mean for his relationship with Baz? Meanwhile Baz is bouncing between two family crises and not finding any time to talk to anyone about his newfound vampire knowledge. Penelope would love to help, but she's smuggled an American Normal into London, and now she isn't sure what to do with him. And Agatha? Well, Agatha Wellbelove has had enough. Any Way the Wind Blows takes the gang back to England, back to Watford, and back to their families for their longest and most emotionally wrenching adventure yet. This book is a finale. It tells secrets and answers questions and lays ghosts to rest. The Simon Snow Trilogy was conceived as a book about Chosen One stories; Any Way the Wind Blows is an ending about endings—about catharsis and closure, and how we choose to move on from the traumas and triumphs that try to define us.

Author : Scott Weidensaul
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780393608915

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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul Pdf

New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize A Library Journal Best Science and Technology Book of the Year An exhilarating exploration of the science and wonder of global bird migration. In the past two decades, our understanding of the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans, fly above the highest mountains, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch has exploded. What we’ve learned of these key migrations—how billions of birds circumnavigate the globe, flying tens of thousands of miles between hemispheres on an annual basis—is nothing short of extraordinary. Bird migration entails almost unfathomable endurance, like a sparrow-sized sandpiper that will fly nonstop from Canada to Venezuela—the equivalent of running 126 consecutive marathons without food, water, or rest—avoiding dehydration by "drinking" moisture from its own muscles and organs, while orienting itself using the earth’s magnetic field through a form of quantum entanglement that made Einstein queasy. Crossing the Pacific Ocean in nine days of nonstop flight, as some birds do, leaves little time for sleep, but migrants can put half their brains to sleep for a few seconds at a time, alternating sides—and their reaction time actually improves. These and other revelations convey both the wonder of bird migration and its global sweep, from the mudflats of the Yellow Sea in China to the remote mountains of northeastern India to the dusty hills of southern Cyprus. This breathtaking work of nature writing from Pulitzer Prize finalist Scott Weidensaul also introduces readers to those scientists, researchers, and bird lovers trying to preserve global migratory patterns in the face of climate change and other environmental challenges. Drawing on his own extensive fieldwork, in A World on the Wing Weidensaul unveils with dazzling prose the miracle of nature taking place over our heads.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024736519

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NASA Technical Memorandum by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jonathan Joseph Weston
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1083090526

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Maui Glory Days (Color) by Jonathan Joseph Weston Pdf

This is the color version of Maui Glory Days. It is very costly to print-on-demand, however, some have requested it. Capturing Maui's golden era of windsurfing, from the early pioneering days of Kailua to the big waves at Hookipa and Jaws, this book tells the story of the Kings and legends of the sport as it evolved from longboards to high-performances in big surf. Fictional dialogue accompanies remarkable true events of survival, from near-drownings to helicopter crashes. Told by Sports Illustrated Picture of the Year (POY) award-winning photographer and filmmaker Jonathan Weston. He was the first filmmaker to take the audience along for the ride with his innovative point-of-view (POV) helmet-mounted 16mm movie camera. The thrills, dangers and behind the scenes experiences are all shared in this epic tale of perseverance and survival. Remarkable images and Wind Legends movie, also produced by Jonathan Weston, are posted in accompanying website.