The Atmosphere : An Introduction to Meteorology (9th ed)

For Introduction to Meteorology, Introduction to Weather and Climate, and Introduction to the Atmosphere courses; as well as related introductory courses in the departments of Geography, Physical Sciences, Meteorology, Earth Sciences, Geology, and Physics.

This student-friendly text offers a current and comprehensive introduction to the atmosphere - its components, problems, and applications.

It contains easy-to-understand and everyday examples that reinforce basic concepts and related science principles. - New accompanying CD-ROM - Called GEODe: Atmosphere; this product includes tutorials, interactive exercises, animations, and "In the Lab" activities. - Provides students with a broad coverage of the basic topics in meteorology in an exciting hands-on manner. - CD-ROM icons in the text - Appears throughout the book wherever a text discussion has a corresponding GEODe: Atmosphere activity. - Highlights for students and instructors where the accompanying CD-ROM will be most useful. - "Students Sometimes Ask..." feature - Included in every chapter; several questions and answers are distributed at appropriate places and identified by a large question mark. - Gives students appropriate questions for further study and thought. - New illustrations and photographs - Contains 75 new, high-quality images including several excellent new satellite images, along with dozens of new and redrawn line art pieces. - Demonstrates to students what a highly visual topic meteorology is, showing them ideas and concepts more clearly and realistically than ever before. - Up-to-date treatment of environmental issues and atmospheric hazards - Discusses air pollution, ozone depletion, global warming, and more; Includes special-interest boxes devoted to hazards such as heat waves, winter storms, floods, dust storms, wildfires, drought, mudslides, and lightning. - Gives students information about many of the serious environmental issues that face humanity that adversely affect millions of people worldwide everyday. - Revised, rewritten, and expanded chapter changes - Includes expanded coverage of weather analysis and forecasting; new discussions on global warming that reflect the most recent findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC). atmosphere.