From clear explanations of basic physical and chemical principles of the atmosphere to descriptions of regional climates and their changes, this popular text presents a comprehensive coverage of global climatology.
Atmosphere, Weather and Climate
Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate: An Introduction to Meteorology
Originally published in 1986 as Basic meteorology: a physical outline.
Atmosphere Weather and Climate
Presents a history of atmospheric studies, discussing such topics as the study of air, water, and gases throughout the ages, the classification of climates, the development of weather maps and forecasting, and the discovery and theory of ...
Ages 8 to 10 years. The Environment Series deals with various subjects. Reading the encyclopedias will make young readers more responsible towards the planet Earth.
The text places special emphasis on relationships between fundamental variables, such as temperature, pressure, winds, and moisture, and how these variables underlie atmospheric phenomena.
This is the ideal introduction for students and nonspecialists. No prior experience in atmospheric science is needed, only basic college physics.
This approach allows students to acquire a unified and holistic understanding of the atmosphere. The text begins with chapters c