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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
C Donald Ahrens |
ISBN: | 0495011622 9780495011620 9780495110057 0495110051 0495105813 9780495105817 |
OCLC Number: | 66911677 |
Notes: | Includes index. |
Description: | 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm |
Contents: | 1. The Earth and its Atmosphere.-- 2. Energy: Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere.-- 3. Seasonal and Daily Temperatures.-- 4. Atmospheric Moisture. --5. Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds.-- 6. Stability and Cloud Development.-- 7. Precipitation. --8. The Atmosphere in Motion: Air Pressure and Winds. --9. Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems. --10. Wind: Global Systems. --11. Air Masses and Fronts. --12. Middle-Latitude Cyclones. --13. Weather Forecasting. --14. Thunderstorms and Tornadoes.-- 15. Hurricanes. --16. Climate Change. --17. Global Climate. --18. Air Pollution. --19. Light, Color, and Atmospheric Optics.-- Appendices-- A. Units, Conversions, Abbreviations, and Equations.-- B. Weather Symbols and the Station Model.-- C. Beaufort Wind Scale.-- D. Humidity and Dew-Point Tables.-- E. Instant Weather Forecast Chart.-- F. Changing GMT and UTC to Local Time. --G. Heat Index (HI) Table.-- H. Standard Atmosphere.-- I. Hurricane Tracking Chart. --J. Adiabatic Chart.-- K. Koeppen Climatic Classification System.-- L. Annual Global Pattern of Precipitation.-- M. Climatic Data for Cities Throughout the World. |
Responsibility: | C. Donald Ahrens. |
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