Borrow it
- Anza Library
- Bayview/Linda Brooks-Burton Library
- Bernal Heights Library
- Bookmobiles / Mobile Outreach
- Chinatown/Him Mark Lai Library
- Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Library
- Excelsior Library
- Glen Park Library
- Golden Gate Valley Library
- Ingleside Library
- Main Library
- Marina Library
- Merced Library
- Mission Bay Library
- Mission Library
- Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Library
- North Beach Library
- Ocean View Library
- Ortega Library
- Park Library
- Parkside Library
- Portola Library
- Potrero Library
- Presidio Library
- Richmond/Senator Milton Marks Library
- Sunset Library
- Visitacion Valley Library
- West Portal Library
- Western Addition
The Resource Eye of the storm : NASA, drones, and the race to crack the hurricane code, Amy Cherrix, (electronic resource)
Eye of the storm : NASA, drones, and the race to crack the hurricane code, Amy Cherrix, (electronic resource)
Resource Information
The item Eye of the storm : NASA, drones, and the race to crack the hurricane code, Amy Cherrix, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item Eye of the storm : NASA, drones, and the race to crack the hurricane code, Amy Cherrix, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- In the United States alone, ten million Americans live in hurricane danger zones. But how do hurricanes work? And how can we predict their strength? A daring team of NASA scientists want to find out-and are using a repurposed Global Hawk drone to conduct hurricane science like never before. With stunning photos, detailed maps, and infographics, Amy Cherrix takes readers on a trip into the eye of the storm to discover the future of the hurricane forecast
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (85 p).
- Note
- Description based upon print version of record
- Contents
-
- Front Cover; Front Flap; Front Matter; Half Title; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1: SUPER STORM; Eye-to-Eye Hurrican Sany; A Storm in the Cloud; Chapter 2: THE PHYSICS OF FORMATION; Hurrican Fast Facts; Anatomy of a Hurrican; Hurrican Ingredients: Mother Nature's Recipe for Destruction; Chapter 3: A HURRICANE HUNT BEGINS; Chincoteague; Mission Goal #1: Unlock the Secrets of the Saharan Air Layer; Mission Goal #2: Decode Deep Convection; FAA Drone Guidelines; 8 A.M. Weather Briefing; Are You a Future Forecaster?; Chapter 4: SCIENCE IN A FISHBOWL; Chris Naftel's Brainstorm
- Chapter 5: UNDERSTANDING STORMS IN THE STRATOSPHEREGlobal Hawk's Powerful Payload; Big Complexity, Big Problems; Global Hawk Reaches Edouard; Lawn Mowers and Butterflies; A Day in the Life of a Drone Pilot; Chapter 6: HURRICANE EDOUARD AND THE SEARCH FOR THE HOLY GRAIL; Chapter 7: POLITICAL STORMS; Bhola Cyclone; Hurricane Katrina; The Great Drone Debate; Remembering Angela; Back Matter; Don't Be Scared. Get Prepared!; Glossary; Acknowledgments; Chapter Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Scientists in the Field; Back Flap; Back Cover; Spine
- Isbn
- 9781328694997
- Label
- Eye of the storm : NASA, drones, and the race to crack the hurricane code
- Title
- Eye of the storm
- Title remainder
- NASA, drones, and the race to crack the hurricane code
- Statement of responsibility
- Amy Cherrix
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the United States alone, ten million Americans live in hurricane danger zones. But how do hurricanes work? And how can we predict their strength? A daring team of NASA scientists want to find out-and are using a repurposed Global Hawk drone to conduct hurricane science like never before. With stunning photos, detailed maps, and infographics, Amy Cherrix takes readers on a trip into the eye of the storm to discover the future of the hurricane forecast
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cherrix, Amy E
- Dewey number
- 551.55/2072
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- QC944
- LC item number
- .C45 2017eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Scientists in the Field Series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / Weather
- Hurricanes
- Storm chasers
- Drone aircraft
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Eye of the storm : NASA, drones, and the race to crack the hurricane code, Amy Cherrix, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Note
- Description based upon print version of record
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Front Cover; Front Flap; Front Matter; Half Title; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1: SUPER STORM; Eye-to-Eye Hurrican Sany; A Storm in the Cloud; Chapter 2: THE PHYSICS OF FORMATION; Hurrican Fast Facts; Anatomy of a Hurrican; Hurrican Ingredients: Mother Nature's Recipe for Destruction; Chapter 3: A HURRICANE HUNT BEGINS; Chincoteague; Mission Goal #1: Unlock the Secrets of the Saharan Air Layer; Mission Goal #2: Decode Deep Convection; FAA Drone Guidelines; 8 A.M. Weather Briefing; Are You a Future Forecaster?; Chapter 4: SCIENCE IN A FISHBOWL; Chris Naftel's Brainstorm
- Chapter 5: UNDERSTANDING STORMS IN THE STRATOSPHEREGlobal Hawk's Powerful Payload; Big Complexity, Big Problems; Global Hawk Reaches Edouard; Lawn Mowers and Butterflies; A Day in the Life of a Drone Pilot; Chapter 6: HURRICANE EDOUARD AND THE SEARCH FOR THE HOLY GRAIL; Chapter 7: POLITICAL STORMS; Bhola Cyclone; Hurricane Katrina; The Great Drone Debate; Remembering Angela; Back Matter; Don't Be Scared. Get Prepared!; Glossary; Acknowledgments; Chapter Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Scientists in the Field; Back Flap; Back Cover; Spine
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (85 p).
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781328694997
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 148cbd7b-0997-4a12-92bd-65067e7341ae
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)982452310
- Label
- Eye of the storm : NASA, drones, and the race to crack the hurricane code, Amy Cherrix, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Note
- Description based upon print version of record
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Front Cover; Front Flap; Front Matter; Half Title; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1: SUPER STORM; Eye-to-Eye Hurrican Sany; A Storm in the Cloud; Chapter 2: THE PHYSICS OF FORMATION; Hurrican Fast Facts; Anatomy of a Hurrican; Hurrican Ingredients: Mother Nature's Recipe for Destruction; Chapter 3: A HURRICANE HUNT BEGINS; Chincoteague; Mission Goal #1: Unlock the Secrets of the Saharan Air Layer; Mission Goal #2: Decode Deep Convection; FAA Drone Guidelines; 8 A.M. Weather Briefing; Are You a Future Forecaster?; Chapter 4: SCIENCE IN A FISHBOWL; Chris Naftel's Brainstorm
- Chapter 5: UNDERSTANDING STORMS IN THE STRATOSPHEREGlobal Hawk's Powerful Payload; Big Complexity, Big Problems; Global Hawk Reaches Edouard; Lawn Mowers and Butterflies; A Day in the Life of a Drone Pilot; Chapter 6: HURRICANE EDOUARD AND THE SEARCH FOR THE HOLY GRAIL; Chapter 7: POLITICAL STORMS; Bhola Cyclone; Hurricane Katrina; The Great Drone Debate; Remembering Angela; Back Matter; Don't Be Scared. Get Prepared!; Glossary; Acknowledgments; Chapter Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Scientists in the Field; Back Flap; Back Cover; Spine
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (85 p).
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781328694997
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 148cbd7b-0997-4a12-92bd-65067e7341ae
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)982452310
Library Locations
-
-
Bayview/Linda Brooks-Burton LibraryBorrow it5075 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA, 94124, US37.732534 -122.391121
-
Bernal Heights LibraryBorrow it500 Cortland Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94110, US37.738862 -122.416132
-
Bookmobiles / Mobile OutreachBorrow itSan Francisco, CA, US
-
Chinatown/Him Mark Lai LibraryBorrow it1135 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA, 94108, US37.795248 -122.410239
-
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial LibraryBorrow it1 Jose Sarria Court, San Francisco, CA, 94114, US37.764084 -122.431821
-
-
-
Golden Gate Valley LibraryBorrow it1801 Green Street, San Francisco, CA, 94123, US37.797819 -122.428950
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Noe Valley/Sally Brunn LibraryBorrow it451 Jersey Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, US37.750180 -122.435116
-
North Beach LibraryBorrow it850 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94133, US37.802585 -122.413280
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Presidio LibraryBorrow it3150 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, US37.788875 -122.444892
-
Richmond/Senator Milton Marks LibraryBorrow it351 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94118, US37.781855 -122.468054
-
-
Visitacion Valley LibraryBorrow it201 Leland Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94134, US37.712695 -122.407913
-
-
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.sfpl.org/portal/Eye-of-the-storm--NASA-drones-and-the-race-to/adEOjESrMzQ/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.sfpl.org/portal/Eye-of-the-storm--NASA-drones-and-the-race-to/adEOjESrMzQ/">Eye of the storm : NASA, drones, and the race to crack the hurricane code, Amy Cherrix, (electronic resource)</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.sfpl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.sfpl.org/">San Francisco Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Eye of the storm : NASA, drones, and the race to crack the hurricane code, Amy Cherrix, (electronic resource)
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.sfpl.org/portal/Eye-of-the-storm--NASA-drones-and-the-race-to/adEOjESrMzQ/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.sfpl.org/portal/Eye-of-the-storm--NASA-drones-and-the-race-to/adEOjESrMzQ/">Eye of the storm : NASA, drones, and the race to crack the hurricane code, Amy Cherrix, (electronic resource)</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.sfpl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.sfpl.org/">San Francisco Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
