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Understanding Weather and Climate (5th Edition)
Understanding Weather and Climate - 5th Edition Author:Edward Aguado, James E. Burt This book applies qualitative reasoning and appeal to everyday occurrences to understand atmospheric behavior. Accompanying software illustrates concepts with animated and narrated tutorials, along with video footage of atmospheric phenomena. — Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere; Solar Radiation and the Seasons; Energy Balance and Temper... more »ature; Atmospheric Pressure and Wind; Atmospheric Moisture; Cloud Development and Forms; Precipitation Processes.
Atmospheric Circulation and Pressure Distributions; Air Masses and Fronts; Mid-Latitude Cyclones; Lightning, Thunder, and Tornadoes; Tropical Storms and Hurricanes; Weather Forecasting and Analysis; Human Effects: Air Pollution and Heat Islands; Earth's Climates; Climate Changes: Past and Future; Atmospheric Optics.
A useful reference for anyone who wants to learn more about Earth?s climate and weather.« less