Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment
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Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment

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Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment

About this book

Written by meteorologists C. Donald Ahrens and Robert Henson and grounded in the scientific method, METEOROLOGY TODAY: AN INTRODUCTION TO WEATHER, CLIMATE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 13th edition, shows you how to observe, calculate and synthesize weather information as a scientist. Packed with engaging visuals, it provides the latest information on climate change, ozone depletion, air quality, El Niño and other key topics as well as discussions of recent high-profile weather events, including droughts, heat waves, tornado outbreaks and hurricanes. "Focus On" boxes help you delve deeper into meteorological observation methods and environmental issues, while case studies provide direct access to academic and newsworthy papers on recent developments. The MindTap for Meteorology digital platform includes concept check activities, animations and videos, and a variety of hands-on activities.

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Information

Publisher
Cengage Learning EMEA
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9780357452073
eBook ISBN
9780357452721

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents in Brief
  3. Contents
  4. Preface
  5. Chapter 1: Earth and Its Atmosphere
  6. Chapter 2: Energy: Warming and Cooling Earth and the Atmosphere
  7. Chapter 3: Seasonal and Daily Temperatures
  8. Chapter 4: Atmospheric Humidity
  9. Chapter 5: Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds
  10. Chapter 6: Stability and Cloud Development
  11. Chapter 7: Precipitation
  12. Chapter 8: Air Pressure and Winds
  13. Chapter 9: Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems
  14. Chapter 10: Wind: Global Systems
  15. Chapter 11: Air Masses and Fronts
  16. Chapter 12: Middle-Latitude Cyclones
  17. Chapter 13: Weather Forecasting
  18. Chapter 14: Thunderstorms
  19. Chapter 15: Tornadoes
  20. Chapter 16: Hurricanes
  21. Chapter 17: Global Climate
  22. Chapter 18: Earth's Changing Climate
  23. Chapter 19: Air Pollution
  24. Chapter 20: Light, Color, and Atmospheric Optics
  25. Appendix A: Units, Conversions, Abbreviations, and Equations
  26. Appendix B: Weather Symbols and the Station Model
  27. Appendix C: Humidity and Dew-Point Tables (Psychrometric Tables)
  28. Appendix D: Average Annual Global Precipitation
  29. Appendix E: Instant Weather Forecast Chart
  30. Appendix F: Changing GMT and UTC to Local Time
  31. Appendix G: Standard Atmosphere
  32. Appendix H: Adiabatic Chart
  33. Glossary
  34. Additional Reading Material
  35. Index