Ahrens, C. Donald. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/> One access code card to ThomsonNOW laid in. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-454) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780495115588 (student ed. : pbk.) :  $40.00 0495115584 (student ed. : pbk.) 9780495119043 (access code card) 0495119040 (access code card) 9780495114772 0495114774 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006940279 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Meteorology--Textbooks.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QC861.3  / .A39 2008