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02954cam a2200397Ii 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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on1056246785 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20181231003740.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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181010t20182018onca b 001 0 eng d |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
FMG |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
FMG |
| Modifying agency |
RB0 |
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JAS |
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CGL |
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TH8 |
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OQX |
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TYPML |
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OCLCF |
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CPL |
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VGM |
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ILC |
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IGA |
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EUM |
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OCLCQ |
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D9M |
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NFG |
| 019 ## - |
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1076486987 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781770413467 |
| Qualifying information |
(softcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1770413464 |
| Qualifying information |
(softcover) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1056246785 |
| Canceled/invalid control number |
(OCoLC)1076486987 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
551.5 |
| Item number |
D515 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
NFGA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Dewdney, Christopher, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1951- |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
382225 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
18 miles : |
| Remainder of title |
the epic drama of our atmosphere and its weather / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Christopher Dewdney. |
| 246 3# - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Eighteen miles : |
| Remainder of title |
the epic drama of our atmosphere and its weather |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
ECW, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[2018] |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
©2018 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
263 pages : |
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illustration ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content Type Term |
text |
| Content Type Code |
txt |
| Source |
rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media Type Term |
unmediated |
| Media Type Code |
n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier Type Term |
volume |
| Carrier Type Code |
nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-248) and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"We live at the bottom of an ocean of air -- 5,200 million million tons, to be exact. It sounds like a lot, but Earth's atmosphere is smeared onto its surface in an alarmingly thin layer -- 99 percent contained within 18 miles. Yet, within this fragile margin lies a magnificent realm -- at once gorgeous, terrifying, capricious, and elusive. With his keen eye for identifying and uniting seemingly unrelated events, Christopher Dewdney reveals to us the invisible rivers in the sky that affect how our weather works and the structure of clouds and storms and seasons, the rollercoaster of climate. 18 Miles is a kaleidoscopic and fact-filled journey that uncovers our obsession with the atmosphere and weather -- as both evocative metaphor and physical reality. From the roaring winds of Katrina to the frozen oceans of Snowball Earth, Dewdney entertains as he gives readers a long overdue look at the very air we breathe."-- |
| Assigning source |
Back cover. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction -- Stormy with a chance of life: the improbable birth of our atmosphere -- The wild blue yonder: the layers of the atmosphere -- Cloud Nine: inside the misty giants above our heads -- The poem of Earth: rain -- The secret life of storm -- Katrina: the life story of a hurricane -- Palace of the winds -- Which way the wind blows: the story of weather forecasting -- Apollo's chariot: the seasons -- A cold place: winter and the ice ages -- Climate change past and present -- Weather that changed history -- Postscript: Fire, water, earth, air. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Atmosphere |
| Form subdivision |
Popular works. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
382226 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Meteorology |
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Popular works. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
153754 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Weather |
| Form subdivision |
Popular works. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
51144 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Weather forecasting |
| Form subdivision |
Popular works. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
318406 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Climatology |
| Form subdivision |
Popular works. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
153753 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Climatic changes |
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Popular works. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
97345 |
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C0 |
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NFG |
