Essentials of meteorology
Subtitle: an invitation to the atmosphere
By: C. Donald Ahrens
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 506
ISBN-13: 9780840049339
Subjects: Textbooks; Meteorology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 473-474) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Earth's atmosphere; title: Warming the earth and the atmosphere; title: Air temperature; title: Humidity, condensation, and clouds; title: Cloud development and precipitation; title: Air pressure and winds; title: Atmospheric circulations; title: Air masses, fronts, and middle-latitude cyclones; title: Weather forecasting; title: Thunderstorms and tornadoes; title: Hurricanes; title: Climate change; title: Global climate; title: Air pollution; title: Light, color, and atmospheric optics.