Weather : a concise introduction /
Hakim, Gregory
Weather : a concise introduction / Gregory Hakim and Jerome Patoux - Second Edition - Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, c2022. - xiv, 305 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Includes index.
Weather variables --
Spatial representations of weather data --
Our atmosphere --
Heat and energy transfer --
Water --
Cloud formation --
Precipitation --
Wind --
Global wind systems --
Air masses, fronts, and midlatitude cyclones --
Thunderstorms and tornadoes --
Tropical cyclones --
Weather forecasting --
Air pollution --
Climate change and weather.
From a world-renowned team at the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington, Seattle, Weather: A Concise Introduction is an accessible and beautifully illustrated text covering the foundations of meteorology in a concise, clear, and engaging manner. Designed to provide students with a strong foundation in the physical, dynamical, and chemical processes taking place in the atmosphere, this introductory textbook will appeal to students with a wide range of mathematical and scientific backgrounds. This textbook features: a single case study of a mid-latitude cyclone which is referred to throughout the whole book to illustrate the basic principles driving atmospheric dynamics and phenomena; boxes on more advanced topics; appendices for additional coverage; chapter summaries listing the 'take-home' points discussed; and colour figures and charts illustrating the fundamental concepts.
9781108965590
METEOROLOGY
WEATHER
QC 981 .H35 2022
Weather : a concise introduction / Gregory Hakim and Jerome Patoux - Second Edition - Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, c2022. - xiv, 305 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Includes index.
Weather variables --
Spatial representations of weather data --
Our atmosphere --
Heat and energy transfer --
Water --
Cloud formation --
Precipitation --
Wind --
Global wind systems --
Air masses, fronts, and midlatitude cyclones --
Thunderstorms and tornadoes --
Tropical cyclones --
Weather forecasting --
Air pollution --
Climate change and weather.
From a world-renowned team at the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington, Seattle, Weather: A Concise Introduction is an accessible and beautifully illustrated text covering the foundations of meteorology in a concise, clear, and engaging manner. Designed to provide students with a strong foundation in the physical, dynamical, and chemical processes taking place in the atmosphere, this introductory textbook will appeal to students with a wide range of mathematical and scientific backgrounds. This textbook features: a single case study of a mid-latitude cyclone which is referred to throughout the whole book to illustrate the basic principles driving atmospheric dynamics and phenomena; boxes on more advanced topics; appendices for additional coverage; chapter summaries listing the 'take-home' points discussed; and colour figures and charts illustrating the fundamental concepts.
9781108965590
METEOROLOGY
WEATHER
QC 981 .H35 2022