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Reading the glass a captain's view of weather, water, and life on ships

A professional captain of traditional sailing ships who has spent thirty years at sea offers a sailor's-eye-view of the moving parts of our atmosphere, unveiling the larger patterns it holds: global winds, storms, air masses, jet streams, and the longer arc of our climate.

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Main Author: Rappaport, Elliot (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Dutton, [2023]
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Rappaport, Elliot.
Marine meteorology.
Weather.
Seafaring life.
Ship captains > United States > Biography.
Autobiographies.
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Summary:A professional captain of traditional sailing ships who has spent thirty years at sea offers a sailor's-eye-view of the moving parts of our atmosphere, unveiling the larger patterns it holds: global winds, storms, air masses, jet streams, and the longer arc of our climate.
Physical Description:viii, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-319).
ISBN:9780593185056
0593185056
Author Notes:Elliot Rappaport has sailed as a captain in the US maritime industry since 1992, involved primarily in the training of other mariners aboard a variety of traditional sailing ships. Presently a faculty member at Maine Maritime Academy, preparing cadets for professional careers at sea, he has also worked extensively at the SEA Education Association in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, an organization that offers shipboard programs in ocean science and leadership to college undergraduates. A graduate of Oberlin College and the University of Maine, Elliot lives in coastal Maine when not at sea.

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