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出版Cambridge University Press, 2021-10-28
主題Nature / WeatherScience / Environmental ScienceScience / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & ClimatologyScience / Earth Sciences / OceanographyScience / Physics / GeneralTechnology & Engineering / Environmental / General
ISBN11088327179781108832717
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=d8hCEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.