Understanding weather and climate /
Aguado, Edward.
Understanding weather and climate / - 4th ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2007. - xxi, 562 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Energy and mass -- Composition and structure of the atmosphere -- Solar radiation and the seasons -- Energy balance and temperature -- Atmospheric pressure and wind -- Water in the atmosphere -- Atmospheric moisture -- Cloud development and forms -- Precipitation processes -- Distribution and movement of air -- Atmospheric circulation and pressure distributions -- Air masses and fronts -- Disturbances -- Midlatitude cyclones -- Lightning, thunder, and tornadoes -- Tropical storms and hurricanes -- Human activities -- Weather forecasting and analysis -- Human effects: air pollution and heat islands -- Current, past, and future climates -- Earth's climates -- Climate changes: past and future -- Special topics and appendices -- Atmospheric optics.
9780131496965 (alk. paper) 9780131496965: No price
Climatic changes
Meteorology
Atmospheric physics.
Weather.
Climatology.
551.5 / AGU
Understanding weather and climate / - 4th ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2007. - xxi, 562 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Energy and mass -- Composition and structure of the atmosphere -- Solar radiation and the seasons -- Energy balance and temperature -- Atmospheric pressure and wind -- Water in the atmosphere -- Atmospheric moisture -- Cloud development and forms -- Precipitation processes -- Distribution and movement of air -- Atmospheric circulation and pressure distributions -- Air masses and fronts -- Disturbances -- Midlatitude cyclones -- Lightning, thunder, and tornadoes -- Tropical storms and hurricanes -- Human activities -- Weather forecasting and analysis -- Human effects: air pollution and heat islands -- Current, past, and future climates -- Earth's climates -- Climate changes: past and future -- Special topics and appendices -- Atmospheric optics.
9780131496965 (alk. paper) 9780131496965: No price
Climatic changes
Meteorology
Atmospheric physics.
Weather.
Climatology.
551.5 / AGU