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Essentials of meteorology : an invitation to the atmosphere / C. Donald Ahrens and Robert Henson.

By: Ahrens, C. Donald [author].
Contributor(s): Henson, Robert, 1960- [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boston, MA : Cengage Learning, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Eighth edition.Description: xix, 509 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781305628458 (paperback); 1305628454 (paperback).Subject(s): Meteorology | Meteorology -- TextbooksDDC classification: 551.5
Contents:
The Earth's atmosphere -- Warming the earth and the atmosphere -- Air temperature -- Humidity, condensation, and clouds -- Cloud development and precipitation -- Air pressure and winds -- Atmospheric circulations -- Air masses, fronts, and middle-latitude cyclones -- Weather forecasting -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- Global climate -- Earth's changing climate -- Air pollution -- Light, color, and atmospheric optics.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Barcode
General lending MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending 551.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available CIT Module NAUT 8001 - Core reading. 00214214
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

ESSENTIALS OF METEOROLOGY, 8th Edition, is written for students interested in gaining insights into the dynamic workings of the atmosphere. The authors' ability to explain relatively complicated ideas in an easy-to-understand way lets both science and nonscience majors visualize the principles of meteorology. Online animations help you to immediately apply the text material and understand the underlying meteorological principles, and appendices allow you to explore meteorological data such as world temperature extremes and precipitation extremes over a 30-year period.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-480) and index.

The Earth's atmosphere -- Warming the earth and the atmosphere -- Air temperature -- Humidity, condensation, and clouds -- Cloud development and precipitation -- Air pressure and winds -- Atmospheric circulations -- Air masses, fronts, and middle-latitude cyclones -- Weather forecasting -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- Global climate -- Earth's changing climate -- Air pollution -- Light, color, and atmospheric optics.

CIT Module NAUT 8001 -
Core reading.