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Understanding weather and climate /

By: Aguado, Edward.
Contributor(s): Burt, James E.
Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2007Edition: 4th ed.Description: xxi, 562 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).Content type: text | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780131496965 (alk. paper); 9780131496965:.Subject(s): Climatic changes | Meteorology | Atmospheric physics | Weather | ClimatologyDDC classification: 551.5
Contents:
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.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 551.5 AGU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0074015
Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Electronic Media 551.5 AGU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available M025103
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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.

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