Weather
eBook - PDF

Weather

A Concise Introduction

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Weather

A Concise Introduction

About this book

The second edition of this concise, affordable textbook is ideal for curious undergraduate majors and non-majors taking a first course in meteorology. The first two chapters introduce readers to the main concepts and tools used to analyze weather patterns. Chapters 3-8 provide a foundational understanding of the fundamental processes taking place in the atmosphere, and in Chapters 9-12 these physical concepts are applied to specific weather phenomena. Weather concepts are then used in Chapters 13-15 to explain weather forecasting, air pollution, and the impact of climate change on weather. Key concepts are illustrated through a running case study of a single mid-latitude cyclone, providing students with an opportunity to progressively develop their understanding of weather phenomena with a familiar example approached from multiple perspectives. This edition includes expanded and updated coverage of precipitation types and formation, satellite and radar technology, tornadoes, and more. It also features thought-provoking end-of-chapter review questions, new visual analysis exercises, an expanded test bank and nearly 100 new figures.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Contents
  6. List of Boxes
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1 Weather Variables
  10. Chapter 2 Spatial Representations of Weather Data
  11. Chapter 3 Our Atmosphere: Origin, Composition, and Structure
  12. Chapter 4 Heat and Energy Transfer
  13. Chapter 5 Water
  14. Chapter 6 Cloud Formation
  15. Chapter 7 Precipitation
  16. Chapter 8 Wind
  17. Chapter 9 Global Wind Systems
  18. Chapter 10 Air Masses, Fronts, and Midlatitude Cyclones
  19. Chapter 11 Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
  20. Chapter 12 Tropical Cyclones
  21. Chapter 13 Weather Forecasting
  22. Chapter 14 Air Pollution
  23. Chapter 15 Climate Change and Weather
  24. Appendix Contiguous United States Reference Map
  25. Glossary
  26. References
  27. Credits
  28. Index