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What does the reading on a barometer really mean? Just how often is once in a blue moon? Are rainbows impossible on a freezing winter day?  You’ll find out about ali this, and a lot more, in Craig Bohren’s intriguing look into the atmosphere. But Clouds in a Glass of Beer is more than just exciting reading—while exploring the fascinating science of atmospheric physics, it presents over 25 experiments that let you observe and reproduce natural phenomena with simple materials at home or in the classroom. Why is visibility often best on cloudy days? What makes some clouds snowy white and others black? With a small aquarium and milky water, you can learn about light scattering and how it affects visibility. Of course the sky is blue, but how many know that skylight is also polarized? A simple experiment with sunglasses can reveal patterns in the sky hidden to the naked eye. With a scientist’s eye and an enthusiast’s pen, Craig Bohren explores the nature of rainbows, the color of the sea, the greenhouse effect, blue moons, and much more. Each chapter addresses a topic in meteorological optics, cloud physics, or basic physics relevant to the atmosphere, constructed around an easy-to-put together experiment. Clouds in a Glass of Beer is a captivating, entertaining lab book and guide to the fascinating science that embraces rainbows, rain storms, and blue moons. Craig F. Bohren is a Professor in the Department of Meteorology at Pennsylvania State University. He writes a regular column on atmospheric physics for Weatherwise magazine, from which portions of this book have been adapted.

What does the reading on a barometer really mean? Just how often is once in a blue moon? Are rainbows impossible on a freezing winter day?  You’ll find out about ali this, and a lot more, in Craig Bohren’s intriguing look into the atmosphere. But Clouds in a Glass of Beer is more than just exciting reading—while exploring the fascinating science of atmospheric physics, it presents over 25 experiments that let you observe and reproduce natural phenomena with simple materials at home or in the classroom. Why is visibility often best on cloudy days? What makes some clouds snowy white and others black? With a small aquarium and milky water, you can learn about light scattering and how it affects visibility. Of course the sky is blue, but how many know that skylight is also polarized? A simple experiment with sunglasses can reveal patterns in the sky hidden to the naked eye. With a scientist’s eye and an enthusiast’s pen, Craig Bohren explores the nature of rainbows, the color of the sea, the greenhouse effect, blue moons, and much more. Each chapter addresses a topic in meteorological optics, cloud physics, or basic physics relevant to the atmosphere, constructed around an easy-to-put together experiment. Clouds in a Glass of Beer is a captivating, entertaining lab book and guide to the fascinating science that embraces rainbows, rain storms, and blue moons. Craig F. Bohren is a Professor in the Department of Meteorology at Pennsylvania State University. He writes a regular column on atmospheric physics for Weatherwise magazine, from which portions of this book have been adapted.