
Meteorology : Understanding the Atmosphere (with CengageNOW Printed Access Card)
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
2nd Edition
Published on 1. March 2006
Book
Mixed media product
467 pages
978-0-495-10892-4 (ISBN)
Description
An entirely new way for students to observe, analyze, and understand meteorology, - Steven A. Ackerman and John A. Knox's METEOROLOGY: UNDERSTANDING THE ATMOSPHERE is scientific, topical, and scholarly. The authors use vivid photographs and compelling real-life stories to present the subject of weather as it directly affects your students. METEOROLOGY generates genuine enthusiasm for the subject by using conceptual models and engaging narrative to truly make weather phenomena come alive. METEOROLOGY emphasizes how we observe the atmosphere and then uses those observations to explain atmospheric phenomena. New 'Observational Questions' further extend this emphasis by asking students to analyze photographs, data, or their own experiences. By learning how to interpret scientific observations of the atmosphere, students can deepen their understanding of the subject. The second edition offers complete integration with MeteorologyNow', the first assessment-driven and student-centered online learning solution created specifically for this course. MeteorologyNow' uses a series of chapter-specific diagnostic tests to build a personalized learning plan for each student, allowing students to focus their study time on specific areas of weaknesses. Each personalized learning plan directs students to specific text sections as well as to a set of over three dozen Java applets designed to augment their understanding. These acclaimed applets, designed by Tom Whittaker and co-author Steven Ackerman, are divided into two types, 'Observational Learning' applets deal with interpreting satellite imagery and 'Atmospheric Explorations' extend the book's treatment of key topics, such as weather map analysis and numerical weather models.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
ISBN-13
978-0-495-10892-4 (9780495108924)
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