Essentials of Meteorology : an Invitation to the Atmosphere.

Chapter 1: earth's atmosphere--chapter 2: warming and cooling earth and its atmosphere--chapter 3: air temperature--chapter 4: humidity, condensation, and clouds--chapter 5: cloud development and precipitation--chapter 6: air pressure and winds--chapter 7: atmospheric circulations--chapter 8: air masses, fronts, and middle-latitude cyclones--chapter 9: weather forecasting--chapter 10: thunderstorms and tornadoes--chapter 11: hurricanes--chapter 12: global climate--chapter 13: earth's changing climate--chapter 14: air pollution--chapter 15: light, color, and atmospheric optics--appendices.

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