Meteorology: Understanding the Atmosphere

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Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2013-09-27
Publisher(s): Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Table of Contents

ChapterChapter 1 Introduction to the Atmosphere
ChapterChapter 2 The Energy Cycle
ChapterChapter 3 Temperature
ChapterChapter 4 Water in the Atmosphere
ChapterChapter 5 Observing the Atmosphere
ChapterChapter 6 Atmospheric Forces and Wind
ChapterChapter 7 Global-Scale Winds
ChapterChapter 8 Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions: El NiƱo and Tropical Cyclones
ChapterChapter 9 Air Masses and Fronts
ChapterChapter 10 Extratropical Cyclones and Anticyclones
ChapterChapter 11 Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
ChapterChapter 12 Small-Scale Winds
ChapterChapter 13 Weather Forecasting
ChapterChapter 14 Past and Present Climates
ChapterChapter 15 Human Influences on Climate
ChapterChapter 16 Climate Forecasting

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