Weather: A Concise Introduction
Cambridge University Press
Edition: 2, 10/28/2021
EAN 9781108965590, ISBN10: 1108965598
Paperback, 320 pages, 27.9 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
The second edition of this concise, affordable textbook is ideal for curious undergraduate majors and non-majors taking a first course in meteorology. The first two chapters introduce readers to the main concepts and tools used to analyze weather patterns. Chapters 3-8 provide a foundational understanding of the fundamental processes taking place in the atmosphere, and in Chapters 9-12 these physical concepts are applied to specific weather phenomena. Weather concepts are then used in Chapters 13-15 to explain weather forecasting, air pollution, and the impact of climate change on weather. Key concepts are illustrated through a running case study of a single mid-latitude cyclone, providing students with an opportunity to progressively develop their understanding of weather phenomena with a familiar example approached from multiple perspectives. This edition includes expanded and updated coverage of precipitation types and formation, satellite and radar technology, tornadoes, and more. It also features thought-provoking end-of-chapter review questions, new visual analysis exercises, an expanded test bank and nearly 100 new figures.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Weather variables
2. Spatial representations of weather data
3. Our atmosphere
origin, composition, and structure
4. Heat and energy transfer
5. Water
6. Cloud formation
7. Precipitation
8. Wind
9. Global wind systems
10. Air masses, fronts, and midlatitude cyclones
11. Thunderstorms and tornadoes
12. Tropical cyclones
13. Weather forecasting
14. Air pollution
15. Climate change and weather
Glossary
References
Credits
Index.