Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment 13th Edition C. Donald Ahrens

Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment 13th Edition C. Donald Ahrens – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780357452073,0357452070

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• ISBN 13: 9798214348889
• Author: C. Donald Ahrens

METEOROLOGY TODAY: AN INTRODUCTION TO WEATHER, CLIMATE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 13th edition, by meteorologists C. Donald Ahrens and Robert Henson combines the latest in weather, climate and earth science to introduce students to the concepts and current issues of meteorology. Grounded in the scientific method, the new edition of this highly visual text shows students how to observe, calculate and synthesize information as budding scientists. It includes updated information on climate change, ozone depletion, air quality, El Niño and other key topics as well as discussions of recent high-profile weather events such as droughts, heat waves, tornado outbreaks and hurricanes.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1. Earth and Its Atmosphere

Chapter 2. Energy: Warming and Cooling Earth and the Atmosphere

Chapter 3. Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Chapter 4. Atmospheric Humidity

Chapter 5. Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Chapter 6. Stability and Cloud Development

Chapter 7. Precipitation

Chapter 8. Air Pressure and Winds

Chapter 9. Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Chapter 10. Wind: Global Systems

Chapter 11. Air Masses and Fronts

Chapter 12. Middle-Latitude Cyclones

Chapter 13. Weather Forecasting

Chapter 14. Thunderstorms

Chapter 15. Tornadoes

Chapter 16. Hurricanes

Chapter 17. Global Climate

Chapter 18. Earth’s Changing Climate

Chapter 19. Air Pollution

Chapter 20. Light, Color, and Atmospheric Optics

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