Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere / Edition 7

Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere / Edition 7

by C. Donald Ahrens
ISBN-10:
128546236X
ISBN-13:
9781285462363
Pub. Date:
01/01/2014
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
ISBN-10:
128546236X
ISBN-13:
9781285462363
Pub. Date:
01/01/2014
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere / Edition 7

Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere / Edition 7

by C. Donald Ahrens
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Overview

This total learning package for the introductory meteorology course includes much more than a text—the book is packaged with the exciting Blue Skies™ CD-ROM. At the core of this learning package is Ahrens' respected text, which presents the fundamental concepts of meteorology in the context of everyday weather observations. Fun and easy to understand and relate to, the book and its cumulative organization enables students to build on each concept and gain greater understanding into the dynamic nature of the atmosphere.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781285462363
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Publication date: 01/01/2014
Edition description: Older Edition
Pages: 544
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Don Ahrens is professor emeritus at Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California. He has influenced countless professionals in the field of atmospheric science, as well as hundreds of thousands of students who use his books to better understand weather and climate. In 2007, the National Weather Association awarded him a lifetime achievement award for these accomplishments. The bestselling author of two Cengage texts, Professor Ahrens received the Textbook and Academic Authors Association's McGuffey Longevity Award for the Ninth Edition of his market-leading METEOROLOGY TODAY.


Robert Henson is among the nation s most widely read writers on weather and climate. He is a regular contributor to the Yale Climate Connections website and a contributing editor at the Texas Climate News website and Weatherwise magazine. Prior to his freelance career, Henson was a staff writer and editor at Weather Underground and at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, which manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research. An expert on tornadoes, thunderstorms and hurricanes, Henson has also analyzed how TV weathercasters cover major storms and report on climate change. His books include THE THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, whose original edition was shortlisted for the UK Royal Society Prize for Science Books.

Table of Contents

1. The Earth's Atmosphere. 2. Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere. 3. Air Temperature. 4. Humidity, Condensation, and Clouds. 5. Cloud Development and Precipitation. 6. Air Pressure and Winds. 7. Atmospheric Circulations. 8. Air Masses, Fronts, and Middle Latitude Cyclones. 9. Weather Forecasting. 10. Thunderstorms and Tornadoes. 11. Hurricanes. 12. Climate Change. 13. Global Climate. 14. Air Pollution. 15. Light, Color, and Atmospheric Optics.
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