Understanding Weather & Climate, Global Edition -- Mastering Meteorology with Pearson eText
7th Edition
Published on 16. June 2015
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7th edition
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English
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Harlow
United Kingdom
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College/higher education
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Height: 127 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
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8 gr
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978-1-292-10865-0 (9781292108650)
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Ed Aguado is Professor of Geography and Master's Program Advisor in the Department of Geography of San Diego State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his M.A. and B.A. from the UCLA. His research interests are in the precipitation and hydrology of western U.S. mountains. He regularly teaches introductory and advanced meteorology, climatology, and physical geography, and often serves as a consultant and expert witness on climatology and weather.
Content
I. ENERGY AND MASS
1. Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere
2. Solar Radiation and the Seasons
3. Energy Balance and Temperature
4. Atmospheric Pressure and Wind
II. WATER IN THE ATMOSPHERE
5. Atmospheric Moisture
6. Cloud Development and Forms
7. Precipitation Processes
III. DISTRIBUTION AND MOVEMENT OF AIR
8. Atmospheric Circulation and Pressure Distributions
9. Air Masses and Fronts
IV. DISTURBANCES
10. Midlatitude Cyclones
11. Lightning, Thunder, and Tornadoes
12. Tropical Storms and Hurricanes
V. HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL TOPICS
13. Weather Forecasting and Analysis
14. Human Effects on the Atmosphere
VI. CURRENT, PAST, AND FUTURE CLIMATES
15. Earth's Climates
16. Climate Changes: Past and Future
17. Chapter 17: Atmospheric Optics (online only in Mastering Meteorology)
1. Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere
2. Solar Radiation and the Seasons
3. Energy Balance and Temperature
4. Atmospheric Pressure and Wind
II. WATER IN THE ATMOSPHERE
5. Atmospheric Moisture
6. Cloud Development and Forms
7. Precipitation Processes
III. DISTRIBUTION AND MOVEMENT OF AIR
8. Atmospheric Circulation and Pressure Distributions
9. Air Masses and Fronts
IV. DISTURBANCES
10. Midlatitude Cyclones
11. Lightning, Thunder, and Tornadoes
12. Tropical Storms and Hurricanes
V. HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL TOPICS
13. Weather Forecasting and Analysis
14. Human Effects on the Atmosphere
VI. CURRENT, PAST, AND FUTURE CLIMATES
15. Earth's Climates
16. Climate Changes: Past and Future
17. Chapter 17: Atmospheric Optics (online only in Mastering Meteorology)