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