Understanding weather and climate

The fourth edition ofUnderstanding Weather and Climate has been thoroughly updated throughout. Every part of the text has been examined and updated to ensure currency and clarity.Integrating the classic textbook model with emerging areas of instructional technology, this book focuses on explaining, rather than describing, the processes that produce Earth's weather and climate. The authors encourage a non-mathematical understanding of physical principles as a vehicle for learning about atmospheric processes.

I Energy and Mass

1 Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere

2 Solar Radiation and the Seasons

3 Energy Balance and Temperature

4 Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

II Water in the Atmosphere

5 Atmospheric Moisture

6 Cloud Development and Forms

7 Precipitation Processes

III Distribution and Movement of Air

8 Atmospheric Circulation and Pressure Distributions

9 Air Masses and Fronts

IV Disturbances

10 Mid-Latitude Cyclones

11 Lightning, Thunder, and Tornadoes

12 Tropical Storms and Hurricanes

V Human Activities and Special Topics

13 Weather Forecasting and Analysis

14 Human Effects: Air Pollution and Heat Islands

VI Current, Past and Future Climates

15 Earth's Climates

16 Climate Changes: Past and Future

VII Special Topics and Appendices

17 Atmospheric Optics

Appendix A Unit of Measurement and Conversions

Appendix B The Standard Atmosphere

Appendix C Weather Map Symbols

Appendix D Weather Extremes

Glossary

Index

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