Grounded in the scientific method, this engaging and highly visual text shows students how to observe, calculate, and synthesize information as budding scientists, systematically analyzing meteorological concepts and issues. Specific discussions center on severe weather systems, such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, and hurricanes, as well as everyday elements, such as wind, precipitation, condensation, masses and fronts, and the seasons. Events and issues dominating today’s news cycles also receive thorough attention, and include analysis of Superstorm Sandy, the Oklahoma tornadoes, recent findings from the US National Climate Assessment and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and more.
Author(s): C. Donald Ahrens, Robert Henson
Edition: 11th
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Year: c2016
Language: English
Pages: 662
Tags: Науки о Земле;Метеорология и климатология;Популярно о метеорологии и климатологии;
1. Earth and Its Atmosphere
2. Energy: Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere
3. Seasonal and Daily Temperatures
4. Atmospheric Humidity
5. Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds
6. Stability and Cloud Development
7. Precipitation
8. Air Pressure and Winds
9. Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems
10. Wind: Global Systems
11. Air Masses and Fronts
12. Middle-Latitude Cyclones
13. Weather Forecasting
14. Thunderstorms
15. Tornadoes
16. Hurricanes
17. Earth’s Changing Climate
18. Global Climate
19. Air Pollution
20. Light, Color, and Atmospheric Optics
APPENDICES:
A: Units, Conversions, Abbreviations, and Equations
B: Weather Symbols and the Station Model
C: Global Average Annual Precipitation
Cloud Chart
