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RECORD NUMBER: 65 OF 96Main Title | Meteorology today : an introduction to weather, climate, and the environment / | |||||||||||
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Author | Ahrens, C. Donald, | |||||||||||
Publisher | Brooks/Cole, CengageLearning, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2009 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 237404461 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 0495555738; 9780495555735; 9780495555742; 0495555746 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Meteorology--Textbooks ; Meteorologie | |||||||||||
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Edition | 9th ed. | |||||||||||
Collation | xix, 549, 18, 16, 2, 14 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | The Earth and its atmosphere -- Energy : warming the Earth and the atmosphere -- Seasonal and daily temperatures -- Atmospheric humidity -- Condensation : dew, fog, and clouds -- Stability and cloud development -- Precipitation -- Air pressure and winds -- Wind : small scale and local systems -- Wind : global systems -- Air masses and fronts -- Middle-latitude cyclones -- Weather forecasting -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- The Earth's changing climate -- Global climate -- Air pollution -- Light, color, and atmospheric optics. |