Meteorology
Subtitle: an introduction to the wonders of the weather
By: Robert G. Fovell
Contributors: Teaching Company
Series: The great courses; Great courses (DVD)
Publisher: Great Courses
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chantilly, Va
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 720
ISBN-13: 9781598036251
Subjects: Atmosphere; Meteorology; Weather
Other titles: Introduction to the wonders of the weather; Wonders of the weather
Description: Presents 24 lectures (each about 30 minutes long) by Robert G. Fovell, Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, on meteorology.
Notes: Course no. 1796.

Bibliographical references included in course guidebook.

Lectures by Robert G. Fovell.

DVD.
Table of contents: title: Disc 1. Lecture 1.; title: Nature abhors extremes -- -- Lecture 2.; title: Temperature, pressure, and density -- -- Lecture 3.; title: Atmosphere: composition and origin -- -- Lecture 4.; title: Radiation and the greenhouse effect -- -- Lecture 5.; title: Sphericity, conduction, and convection -- -- Lecture 6.; title: Sea breezes and Santa Anas -- -- Disc 2. Lecture 7.; title: An introduction to atmospheric moisture -- -- Lecture 8.; title: Bringing air to saturation -- -- Lecture 9.; title: Clouds, stability, and buoyancy, part 1 -- -- Lecture 10.; title: Clouds, stability, and buoyancy, part 2 -- -- Lecture 11.; title: Whence and whither the wind, part 1 -- -- Lecture 12.; title: Whence and whither the wind, part 2.; title: Disc 3. Lecture 13.; title: The global atmospheric circulation -- -- Lecture 14.; title: Fronts and extratropical cyclones -- -- Lecture 15.; title: Middle troposphere: troughs and ridges -- -- Lecture 16.; title: Wind shear: horizontal and vertical -- -- Lecture 17.; title: Mountain influences on the atmosphere -- -- Lecture 18.; title: Thunderstorms, squall lines, and radar -- -- Disc 4. Lecture 19.; title: Supercells, tornadoes, and dry lines -- -- Lecture 20.; title: Ocean influences on weather and climate -- -- Lecture 21.; title: Tropical cyclones -- -- Lecture 22.; title: Light and lightning -- -- Lecture 23.; title: Prediction and predictability -- -- Lecture 24.; title: The imperfect forecast.