Essentials of meteorology : an invitation to the atmosphere /
Ahrens, C. Donald.
Essentials of meteorology : an invitation to the atmosphere / C. Donald Ahrens. - fifth edition. - Belmont, CA : Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2008. - xvii, 485 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-454) and index.
The Earth's atmosphere -- Warming the earth and the atmosphere -- Air temperature -- Humidity, condensation, and clouds -- Cloud development and precipitation -- Air pressure and winds -- Atmospheric circulations -- Air masses, fronts, and middle-latitude cyclones -- Weather forecasting -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- Air pollution -- Global climate -- Climate change -- Light, color, and atmospheric optics.
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Meteorology--Textbooks.
QC861.3 / .A39 2008
Essentials of meteorology : an invitation to the atmosphere / C. Donald Ahrens. - fifth edition. - Belmont, CA : Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2008. - xvii, 485 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm.
One access code card to ThomsonNOW laid in.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-454) and index.
The Earth's atmosphere -- Warming the earth and the atmosphere -- Air temperature -- Humidity, condensation, and clouds -- Cloud development and precipitation -- Air pressure and winds -- Atmospheric circulations -- Air masses, fronts, and middle-latitude cyclones -- Weather forecasting -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- Air pollution -- Global climate -- Climate change -- Light, color, and atmospheric optics.
9780495115588 (student ed. : pbk.) : $40.00 0495115584 (student ed. : pbk.) 9780495119043 (access code card) 0495119040 (access code card) 9780495114772 0495114774
2006940279
Meteorology--Textbooks.
QC861.3 / .A39 2008