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Meteorology today : an introduction to weather, climate, and the environment
- Title
- Meteorology today : an introduction to weather, climate, and the environment / C. Donald Ahrens.
- Author
- Ahrens, C. Donald.
- Publication
- Belmont, Calif. : Thomson/Brooks/Cole, [2007], ©2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | QC861.3 .A47 2007 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 29 cm
- Subjects
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- The Earth and its atmosphere -- Energy: Warming the Earth and the atmosphere -- Seasonal and daily temperatures -- Atmopheric moisture -- Condensation: dew, fog, and clouds -- Stability and cloud development -- Precipitation -- Air pressure and winds -- Wind: small-scale and local systems -- Wind: global systems -- Air Masses and fronts -- Middle-latitude cyclones -- Weather forecasting -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- Climate change -- Global climate -- Air pollution -- Light, color, and atmopheric optics.
- ISBN
- 0495011622
- 9780495011620
- LCCN
- 2005938485
- OCLC
- ocm66911677
- SCSB-5427154
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries