Weather: A Concise Introduction

Hakim, Gregory J., Patoux, Jérôme

  • 出版商: Cambridge
  • 出版日期: 2021-10-28
  • 售價: $2,730
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$2,594
  • 語言: 英文
  • 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
  • ISBN: 1108965598
  • ISBN-13: 9781108965590
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商品描述

The second edition of this concise, affordable textbook is ideal for curious undergraduate majors and non-majors taking a first course in meteorology. The first two chapters introduce readers to the main concepts and tools used to analyze weather patterns. Chapters 3-8 provide a foundational understanding of the fundamental processes taking place in the atmosphere, and in Chapters 9-12 these physical concepts are applied to specific weather phenomena. Weather concepts are then used in Chapters 13-15 to explain weather forecasting, air pollution, and the impact of climate change on weather. Key concepts are illustrated through a running case study of a single mid-latitude cyclone, providing students with an opportunity to progressively develop their understanding of weather phenomena with a familiar example approached from multiple perspectives. This edition includes expanded and updated coverage of precipitation types and formation, satellite and radar technology, tornadoes, and more. It also features thought-provoking end-of-chapter review questions, new visual analysis exercises, an expanded test bank and nearly 100 new figures.