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.