Extreme weather and climate
By: C. Donald Ahrens, Perry Samson
Contributors: Samson, Perry James
Publisher: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 508
ISBN-13: 9780495118572
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Forecasting; Climatic changes; Storm chasers; Meteorology; Storms; Climatic extremes; Severe storms; Hurricanes; Weather forecasting
Other titles: Extreme weather & climate
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-480) and index.
Table of contents: title: The turbulent atmosphere; title: Energy that drives the storms; title: Temperature and humidity extremes; title: Condensation in the atmosphere; title: Clouds and stability; title: Precipitation extremes; title: Atmospheric motions; title: Wind systems; title: Air masses and fronts; title: Mid-latitude cyclonic storms; title: Thunderstorms; title: Tornadoes; title: Hurricanes; title: Weather forecasting; title: The earth's changing climate.