Weather : a concise introduction
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Weather : a concise introduction
Cambridge University Press, 2022
2nd ed
- : hardback
Available at 1 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Weather variables
- 2. Spatial representations of weather data
- 3. Our atmosphere: origin, composition, and structure
- 4. Heat and energy transfer
- 5. Water
- 6. Cloud formation
- 7. Precipitation
- 8. Wind
- 9. Global wind systems
- 10. Air masses, fronts, and midlatitude cyclones
- 11. Thunderstorms and tornadoes
- 12. Tropical cyclones
- 13. Weather forecasting
- 14. Air pollution
- 15. Climate change and weather
- Glossary
- References
- Credits
- Index.
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