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Eloquent Science

A Practical Guide to Becoming a Better Writer, Speaker, and Atmospheric Scientist

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  1. David M. Schultz
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  • Written by well-known author

  • Provides examples and step-by-step instructions

  • Comprehensive in scope

  • Focuses on selected topics

  • Provides a clear overview of the basics

  • Useful as a self-study guide

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxviii
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  2. Writing and Publishing Scientific Research Papers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Process of Publishing Scientific Papers

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      Pages 3-9

    4. Writing an Effective Title

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      Pages 21-27

    5. The Structure of a Scientific Paper

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      Pages 29-47

    6. The Motivation to Write

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      Pages 49-54

    7. Brainstorm, Outline, and First Draft

      • David M. Schultz
      Pages 55-58

    8. Accessible Scientific Writing

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      Pages 59-64

    9. Constructing Effective Paragraphs

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      Pages 65-74

    10. Constructing Effective Sentences

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      Pages 75-86

    11. Using Effective Words and Phrases

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      Pages 87-102

    12. Figures, Tables, and Equations

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      Pages 103-142

    13. Citations and References

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      Pages 143-155

    14. Editing and Finishing UP

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      Pages 157-174

    15. Authorship and Its Responsibilities

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      Pages 175-181

    16. Scientific Ethics and Misconduct

      • David M. Schultz
      Pages 183-190

    18. Page Proofs, Publication, and Life Thereafter

      • David M. Schultz
      Pages 203-207
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About this book

Mary Grace Soccio. My writing could not please this kindhearted woman, no matter how hard I tried. Although Gifed and Talented seventh-grade math posed no problem for me, the same was not true for Mrs. Soccio’s English class. I was frustrated that my frst assignment only netted me a C. I worked harder, making re- sion afer revision, a concept I had never really put much faith in before. At last, I produced an essay that seemed the apex of what I was capable of wr- ing. Although the topic of that essay is now lost to my memory, the grade I received was not: a B?. “Te best I could do was a B??” Te realization sank in that maybe I was not such a good writer. In those days, my youthful hubris did not understand abouc t apacity bui- ing. In other words, being challenged would result in my intellectual growth— an academic restatement of Nietzsche’s “What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.” Consequently, I asked to be withdrawn from Gifed and Talented English in the eighth grade.
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About the author

David M. Schultz is a professor of experimental meteorology in the Division of Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysics, Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, and the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Helsinki, Finland. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA, received his B.S. degree from M.I.T., his M.S. degree from the University of Washington, and his Ph.D. from the University at Albany, State University of New York. From 1996 to 2006, he worked for the NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory and the University of Oklahoma. In 2001, he won the American Meteorological Society Editor’s Award for Monthly Weather Review. Presently, he is Chief Editor for Monthly Weather Review, cofounder and Assistant Editor for the Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology, Associate Editor for Atmospheric Science Letters, and on the Editorial Board of Geophysica. He has published over 75 articles on dozens of topics in synoptic and mesoscale meteorology, forecasting, and cloud and precipitation microphysics, as well as articles on scientific publishing and the cost of scientific conferences.
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