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Understanding Weather and Climate, 7th edition

  • Edward Aguado, 
  • James E. Burt

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Overview

For Introductory Meteorology Science Courses.


Engage Students in Learning About Atmospheric Processes

Aguado/Burt’s Understanding Weather and Climate illustrates meteorology and climatology using everyday occurrences and inspired technology tutorials to engage students in learning about atmospheric processes and patterns. The Seventh Edition extends coverage of global climate change with new and unique sections covering oceans and climate in the Earth system. Each chapter also focuses on the human aspect of weather and climate, covering high interest weather-related hazards that draw students into the course, while incorporating the latest science and the most relevant issues.

 

MasteringMeteorology with eText for Understanding Weather and Climate is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment product designed to improve results by helping your students quickly master concepts. The book and MasteringMeteorology work together to create a classroom experience that is tightly integrated to help students succeed both in and outside of the classroom. 

 

This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience. Here’s how:

  • Personalize Learning with MasteringMeteorology®: MasteringMeteorology improves results by helping students quickly master meteorology concepts both in and outside the classroom.
  • Integrated Mobile-Ready Videos: Students use their mobile devices to scan Quick Response (QR) codes in the book to view videos, for just-in-time visualization of key meteorological concepts and applications.
  • Engage Students with Real-World Applications and Environmental Impacts: Case Studiescover weather hazards and how they impact people and society.
  • Emphasis on Oceans and Climate and on Climate Change: New and unique coverage on Oceans and their role in regulating weather and climate has been added in chapters 8, 15, and 16.
  • Focus on Fundamentals and Learning Path:  Greater focus on the scientific method and basic concepts to help guide students.

Published by Pearson (August 1st 2021) - Copyright © 2015

ISBN-13: 9780137521234

Subject: Earth Science

Category: Meteorology

Overview

I: ENERGY AND MASS

  1. Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere
  2. Solar Radiation and the Seasons
  3. Energy Balance and Temperature
  4. Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

II: WATER IN THE ATMOSPHERE

  1. Atmospheric Moisture
  2. Cloud Development and Forms
  3. Precipitation Processes

III: DISTRIBUTION AND MOVEMENT OF AIR

  1. Atmospheric Circulation and Pressure Distributions
  2. Air Masses and Fronts

IV: DISTURBANCES

  1. Midlatitude Cyclones
  2. Lightning, Thunder, and Tornadoes
  3. Tropical Storms and Hurricanes

V: HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL TOPICS

  1. Weather Forecasting and Analysis
  2. Human Effects on the Atmosphere

VI: CURRENT, PAST, AND FUTURE CLIMATES

  1. Earth’s Climates
  2. Climate Changes: Past and Future
  3. Atmospheric Optics

VII: Atmospheric Optics (online only in MasteringMeteorology) and Appendices

  1. Atmospheric Optics
  • Appendix A: Unit of Measurement and Conversions
  • Appendix B: The Standard Atmosphere
  • Appendix C: Weather Map Symbols
  • Appendix D: Weather Extremes Cloud Guide

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