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


David. Schultz
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
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Boston : American Meteorological Society , c2009
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1 online resource (420 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; HOW THIS BOOK COMPARES TO OTHERS; DEFINITIONS; CAVEATS; INTRODUCTION: AN INCOHERENT TRUTH; A CAREER COMMUNICATING; SCIENCE IS FUN; I WRITING AND PUBLISHING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PAPERS; 1 THE PROCESS OF PUBLISHING SCIENTIFIC PAPERS; 1.1 SUBMISSION; 1.2 EDITORS AND REVIEWERS; 1.3 TECHNICAL EDITING, COPY EDITING, AND PAGE PROOFS; 2 SHOULD YOU PUBLISH YOUR PAPER? QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE YOU BEGIN WRITING; 2.1 IS THE SCIENCE PUBLISHABLE?. - 10.2.4 Choosing the best words10.2.5 Braggadocio and superlatives; 10.3 PROPER FORM; 10.3.1 Abbreviations and acronyms; 10.3.2 Numbers and units; 10.3.3 Adjective-noun agreement; 10.4 ELIMINATING BIAS; 10.4.1 Gender bias; 10.4.2 Geographical bias; 10.4.3 Cultural bias; 10.5 MINIMIZING MISINTERPRETATIONS; 11 FIGURES, TABLES, AND EQUATIONS; 11.1 DESIGN; 11.2 SIZE; 11.3 AESTHETICS; 11.4 CONSISTENCY; 11.5 ANNOTATION; 11.6 GRAYSCALING AND COLOR; 11.7 COMMON TYPES OF FIGURES; 11.7.1 Line graphs; 11.7.2 Scatterplots; 11.7.3 Bar charts; 11.7.4 Tukey box-and-whisker plots; 11.7.5 Horizontal maps. - 11.7.6 Vertical cross sections. - 2.2 WHO IS THE AUDIENCE, AND WHAT ATTRACTS THEM TO YOUR PAPER?2.3 WHAT IS THE TARGET JOURNAL?; 3 WRITING AN EFFECTIVE TITLE; 3.1 CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE TITLE; 3.2 STRUCTURING THE TITLE; 3.3 MULTIPART PAPERS; 3.4 EXAMPLES; 4 THE STRUCTURE OF A SCIENTIFIC PAPER; 4.1 PARTS OF A SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENT; 4.2 NONLINEAR READING; 4.3 COVER PAGE; 4.4 ABSTRACT; 4.5 KEYWORDS; 4.6 INTRODUCTION; 4.7 LITERATURE SYNTHESIS; 4.8 DATA AND METHODS; 4.9 RESULTS; 4.10 DISCUSSION; 4.11 CONCLUSION, CONCLUSIONS, OR SUMMARY; 4.12 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 4.13 APPENDICES; 4.14 REFERENCES. - 4.15 ALTERNATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO YOUR MANUSCRIPT5 THE MOTIVATION TO WRITE; 5.1 THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTITUDE; 5.2 REDUCING THE HEIGHT OF THE HURDLE; 5.3 PREPARING THE WRITING ENVIRONMENT; 5.4 OPENING THE FLOODGATES; 6 BRAINSTORM, OUTLINE, AND FIRST DRAFT; 6.1 BRAINSTORMING; 6.2 OUTLINING; 6.3 WRITING THE FIRST DRAFT; 7 ACCESSIBLE SCIENTIFIC WRITING; 7.1 THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC WRITING; 7.2 MAKING WRITING MORE ACCESSIBLE; 7.3 STRUCTURING LOGICAL ARGUMENTS; 7.4 WRITING IS LIKE FORECASTING; 8 CONSTRUCTING EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPHS; 8.1 COHERENCE WITHIN PARAGRAPHS. - 8.2 EXAMPLES OF COHERENCE8.2.1 Repetition; 8.2.2 Enumeration; 8.2.3 Transition; 8.3 COHERENCE BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS; Introduction; An ingredients-based methodology for slantwise convection; 8.4 LENGTH AND STRUCTURE OF PARAGRAPHS; 9 CONSTRUCTING EFFECTIVE SENTENCES; 9.1 ACTIVE VOICE VERSUS PASSIVE VOICE; 9.2 SUBJECT-VERB DISTANCE; 9.3 VERB TENSE; 9.4 PARALLEL STRUCTURE; 9.5 COMPARISONS; 9.6 NEGATIVES; 9.7 MISPLACED MODIFIERS; 9.8 RHYTHM AND AESTHETICS; 10 USING EFFECTIVE WORDS AND PHRASES; 10.1 CONCISION; 10.2 PRECISION; 10.2.1 Denotation versus connotation; 10.2.2 Jargon; 10.2.3 Unclear pronouns. - What started out as a communications workshop tailored for undergraduate and graduate students in atmospheric science evolved into a book that will benefit scientists at any stage in their careers. Eloquent Science draws on Schultz's experience as a journal editor and prolific writer, the insight of his colleagues, and the best advice from hundreds of sources. This must-have reference is loaded with tips for writing and reviewing scientific journal articles and creating and delivering scientific presentations, and features: Help for the entire writing process from planning to proofing, includi
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