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Understanding weather and climate / Edward Aguado, James E. Burt.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Boston : Pearson, 2015Edition: Seventh edition/Global editionDescription: 596 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781292087801
  • 1292087803
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.6 23
LOC classification:
  • QC861.2 .A27 2015
Contents:
Energy and Mass -- Composition and structure of the atmosphere -- Solar radiation and the seasons -- Energy balance and temperature -- Atmospheric pressure and wind -- Water in the Atmosphere -- Atmospheric moisture -- Cloud development and forms -- Precipitation processes -- Distribution and Movement of Air -- Atmospheric circulation and pressure distributions -- Air masses and fronts -- Disturbances -- Midlatitude cyclones -- Lightning, thunder, and tornadoes -- Tropical storms and hurricanes -- Human Activities -- Weather forecasting and analysis -- Human effects: air pollution and heat islands -- Current, Past, and Future Climates -- Earth's climate -- Climate changes: past and future -- Special topics and appendices -- Atmospheric optics -- The standard atmoshpere -- Weather map symbols -- Weather extremes.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Foothills Lab QC861.2 .A27 2015 1 Available 50583020011049
Total holds: 0

Includes QR codes.

Includes Internet access.

Previous edition: 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Energy and Mass -- Composition and structure of the atmosphere -- Solar radiation and the seasons -- Energy balance and temperature -- Atmospheric pressure and wind -- Water in the Atmosphere -- Atmospheric moisture -- Cloud development and forms -- Precipitation processes -- Distribution and Movement of Air -- Atmospheric circulation and pressure distributions -- Air masses and fronts -- Disturbances -- Midlatitude cyclones -- Lightning, thunder, and tornadoes -- Tropical storms and hurricanes -- Human Activities -- Weather forecasting and analysis -- Human effects: air pollution and heat islands -- Current, Past, and Future Climates -- Earth's climate -- Climate changes: past and future -- Special topics and appendices -- Atmospheric optics -- The standard atmoshpere -- Weather map symbols -- Weather extremes.

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