<p>Thanks to a mounting interest in climate change and severe weather phenomena, meteorology courses are increasingly popular among today&rsquo;s students &ndash; particularly in general education versions of the course, where rapid advances in visualization tools and technologies like GIS have greatly expanded the teacher&rsquo;s toolkit. <br/><em><strong>The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology</strong> </em>remains the standard introduction in its field, reinforcing basic concepts with everyday, easy-to-grasp examples. This revision retains the hallmarks professors have come to expect from Tarbuck and Lutgens: a friendly, largely non-technical narrative, timely coverage of recent atmospheric events, and carefully crafted artwork by leading science illustrator Dennis Tasa. The <strong>Twelfth Edition </strong>maintains a student-friendly approach while evolving to address various course challenges and trends. Current digital visualization and assessment tools are now available on MyMeteorologyLab, a new resource that both encourages student self-study and enables instructors to manage their courses online, with customizable assessments for students. <br/>Each chapter in this revision is organized by a new active learning path to help guide and engage non-science majors. A greater focus on popular and increasingly important <em>Severe &amp; Hazardous Weather </em>applications, new critical visual analysis <em>Eye on the Atmosphere</em> features, as well as new discussions of the real-world career opportunities of meteorology with <em>Professional Profile</em> essays, make the science both relevant and exciting. <br/></p>

1 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Introduction to the Atmosphere <br/>2 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Heating Earth&#8217;s Surface and Atmosphere <br/>3 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Temperature <br/>4 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Moisture and Atmospheric Stability <br/>5 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Forms of Condensation and Precipitation <br/>6 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Air Pressure and Winds <br/>7 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Circulation of the Atmosphere <br/>8 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Air Masses <br/>9 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Weather Patterns <br/>10 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Thunderstorms and Tornadoes <br/>11 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Hurricanes <br/>12 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Weather Analysis and Forecasting <br/>13 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Air Pollution <br/>14 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The Changing Climate <br/>15 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;World Climates <br/>16 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Optical Phenomena of the Atmosphere <br/><br/>Appendix A Metric Units <br/>Appendix B Explanation and Decoding of the Daily Weather Map <br/>Appendix C Relative Humidity and Dew- Point Tables <br/>Appendix D Laws Relating to Gases <br/>Appendix E Newton's Laws in Motion <br/>Appendix F Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale <br/>Appendix G Climate Data <br/>Glossary <br/>Index <br/><br/>

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    <li>1 Introduction to the Atmosphere </li>
    <li>2 Heating Earth&rsquo;s Surface and Atmosphere </li>
    <li>3 Temperature </li>
    <li>4 Moisture and Atmospheric Stability </li>
    <li>5 Forms of Condensation and Precipitation </li>
    <li>6 Air Pressure and Winds </li>
    <li>7 Circulation of the Atmosphere </li>
    <li>8 Air Masses </li>
    <li>9 Weather Patterns </li>
    <li>10 Thunderstorms and Tornadoes </li>
    <li>11 Hurricanes </li>
    <li>12 Weather Analysis and Forecasting </li>
    <li>13 Air Pollution </li>
    <li>14 The Changing Climate </li>
    <li>15 World Climates </li>
    <li>16 Optical Phenomena of the Atmosphere </li>
    <li>Appendix A Metric Units </li>
    <li>Appendix B Explanation and Decoding of the Daily Weather Map </li>
    <li>Appendix C Relative Humidity and Dew- Point Tables </li>
    <li>Appendix D Laws Relating to Gases </li>
    <li>Appendix E Newton's Laws in Motion </li>
    <li>Appendix F Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale </li>
    <li>Appendix G Climate Data </li>
    <li>Glossary</li>
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<strong><em>The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology</em></strong> remains the standard introduction in its field, reinforcing basic concepts with everyday, easy-to-grasp examples. This revision retains the hallmarks professors have come to expect from Tarbuck and Lutgens: a friendly, largely non-technical narrative, timely coverage of recent atmospheric events, and carefully crafted artwork by leading science illustrator Dennis Tasa. The 12th Edition maintains a student-friendly approach while evolving to address various course challenges and trends.&nbsp; <br/>
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Each chapter in this revision is organised by a new active learning path to help guide and engage non-science majors. A greater focus on popular and increasingly important Severe &amp; Hazardous Weather applications, new critical visual analysis Eye on the Atmosphere features, as well as new discussions of the real-world career opportunities of meteorology with Professional Profile essays, make the science both relevant and exciting.<br/>
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