TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ahrens,C.Donald
AU  - Samson,Perry J.
TI  - Extreme Weather and Climate
SN  - 9780495118572
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Belmont, CA
PB  - Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning
KW  - Severe storms
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Climatic extremes
KW  - Climatic changes
KW  - Weather forecasting
KW  - Meteorology
KW  - Storm chasers
KW  - United States
KW  - Hurricanes
N1  - Includes index; The turbulent atmosphere -- Energy that drives the storms -- Temperature and humidity extremes -- Condensation in the atmosphere -- Clouds and stability -- Precipitation extremes -- Atmospheric motions -- Wind systems -- Air masses and fronts -- Mid-latitude cyclonic storms -- Thunderstorms -- Tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- Weather forecasting -- The earth's changing climate
N2  - Interested in tornadoes, floods, severe thunderstorms, and hurricanes? FUNDAMENTALS OF EXTREME WEATHER explains how, when, and why dramatic weather events occur, what the devastating human impacts can be, and what meteorologists can do to predict and prevent them
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