Table of Contents

Foreword from the Met Office
Introduction: Clouds and their Classification
How to use this Book
Part 1: The Principal Clouds
Low Clouds
Medium Clouds
High Clouds
Part 2: Other Clouds and Effects
Accessory Clouds
Supplementary Features
Special Clouds
Man-made Clouds
Optical Phenomena and Effects
Afterword: Clouds and Climate Change
Glossary
Further Reading
Index

About the Author

Dr Richard Hamblyn is the author of The Invention of Clouds (2002),which won the LA Times Book Prize and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize. He is also the author ofThe Cloud Book (2008), Extraordinary Clouds (2009) and Extraordinary Weather (2012). He is currently Writer in Residence at the Environment Institute, University College London.