Meteorology today
Subtitle: an introduction to weather, climate, and the environment
By: C. Donald Ahrens, Peter L. Jackson, Christine E.J. Jackson
Contributors: Jackson, Peter L. (Peter Lawrence), 1961-; Jackson, Christine E. J., 1961-
Edition: 1st Canadian ed.
Publisher: Nelson Education; Nelson College Indigenous
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 616
ISBN-13: 9780176500399
Subjects: Meteorology; Textbooks; Météorologie; Manuels d'enseignement supérieur
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Earth and its atmosphere; title: Energy : warming and cooling Earth and the atmosphere; title: Seasonal and daily temperatures; title: Atmospheric humidity; title: Condensation : dew, fog, and clouds; title: Stability and cloud development; title: Precipitation; title: air pressure and winds; title: Winds at different scales; title: Small and local; title: Wind : global systems; title: Air masses and fronts; title: Middle-lattitude cyclones; title: Weather forecasting; title: Thunderstorms and tornadoes; title: Hurricanes; title: Earth's changing climate; title: Global climate; title: Air pollution; title: Light, colour, and atmospheric optics.