Category: Meteorology and Oceanography for Bluewater Sailors

Observing pressure to predict weather on board. Units of pressure measurement, the barometer, the barometric tide, how to measure pressure trends with a barometer, weather forecasting with a barometer, and considerations regarding wind speed and pressure trends.

First chapter of the online book “Meteorology and Oceanography for Sailors”. Description of the composition and layers of the atmosphere (Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere and Exosphere). General concepts of interest to understand marine meteorology and oceanography.