Meteorology: The Atmosphere and the Science of Weather - Hardcover

Moran, Joseph H.; Morgan, Michael D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0023833300 ISBN 13: 9780023833304

Publisher: Macmillan USA, 1989

Synopsis

For one-semester, freshman/sophomore-level courses in Weather and Climate, Atmospheric Science, Meteorology, and found in departments of geography, geology, and earth and atmospheric science.

Designed for non-science majors with little background in science or mathematics. The text integrates atmospheric aspects of contemporary environmental concerns with traditional coverage of the basics of meteorology/climatology and, at the same time, introduces students to the nature of scientific inquiry and the methodology of science.

About this title

Synopsis:

This book provides an explanation of weather, with material arranged in a traditional sequence and concludes with a discussion of contemporary climatic issues, such as air pollution meteorology. The text defines technical terms as soon as they are introduced and illustrates concepts with photographs and reference to familiar, everyday phenomena. Sections on weather-monitoring techniques and instruments illustrate the way in which data is gathered and the limitations of technology. Concepts that have been developed in previous chapters are integrated in a chapter on weather forecasting. Basic meteorology is applied to air quality, and the many possible causes of climate change are examined in a chapter on climatic variability.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan USA
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0023833300
• ISBN 13: 9780023833304
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 550