Atmosphere, The: An Introduction to Meteorology, 14th edition
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Overview
The Atmosphere remains the definitive introductory meteorology text, reinforcing basic concepts with easy-to-grasp, everyday examples.
Published by Pearson (September 15th 2020) - Copyright © 2019
ISBN-13: 9780135213131
Subject: Earth Science
Category: Meteorology
Table of contents
- Introduction to the Atmosphere
- Heating Earth’s Surface and Atmosphere
- Temperature
- Moisture and Atmospheric Stability
- Forms of Condensation and Precipitation
- Air Pressure and Winds
- Circulation of the Atmosphere
- Air Masses
- Midlatitude Cyclones
- Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
- Hurricanes
- Weather Analysis and Forecasting
- Air Pollution
- The Changing Climate
- World Climates
- Optical Phenomena of the Atmosphere
APPENDICES
- Metric Units
- Explanation and Decoding of the Daily Weather Map
- Relative Humidity and Dew-Point Tables
- Laws Relating to Gases
- Newton’s Laws, Pressure--Gradient Force, and Coriolis Force
- Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
- Climate Data
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