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• Preface (p. xiv)
• 1 Introduction to the Atmosphere (p. 1)
• Meteorology, Weather, and Climate (p. 3)
• Atmospheric Hazard: Assault by the Elements (p. 5)
• The Nature of Scientific Inquiry (p. 6)
• Hypothesis (p. 6)
• Theory (p. 6)
• Scientific Methods (p. 8)
• Observing the Atmosphere (p. 8)
• The Atmosphere: A Part of the Earth System (p. 10)
• Earth's Four Spheres (p. 12)
• Earth System Science (p. 14)
• Earth as a System (p. 15)
• Composition of the Atmosphere (p. 16)
• Major Components (p. 16)
• Carbon Dioxide (p. 17)
• Variable Components (p. 17)
• Ozone Depletion-A Global Issue (p. 20)
• The Ozone Hole (p. 20)
• Effects of Ozone Depletion (p. 22)
• Montreal Protocol (p. 22)
• Extent of the Atmosphere (p. 23)
• Thermal Structure of the Atmosphere (p. 24)
• Troposphere (p. 24)
• Stratosphere (p. 25)
• Mesosphere (p. 25)
• Thermosphere (p. 25)
• Vertical Variations in Composition (p. 26)
• Ionosphere (p. 27)
• The Auroras (p. 27)
• Chapter Summary (p. 27)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 29)
• Review Questions (p. 29)
• Problems (p. 30)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 31)
• Box 1-1 Monitoring Earth From Space (p. 11)
• Box 1-2 Earth's Atmosphere Evolves (p. 18)
• Box 1-3 Important Reactions Involving Ozone in the Stratosphere (p. 21)
• 2 Heating Earth's Surface and Atmosphere (p. 32)
• Earth-Sun Relationships (p. 34)
• Earth's Motions (p. 34)
• The Seasons (p. 35)
• Earth's Orientation (p. 36)
• Solstices and Equinoxes (p. 37)
• Energy Heat and Temperature (p. 41)
• Forms of Energy (p. 41)
• Temperature (p. 42)
• Heat (p. 42)
• Mechanisms of Heat Transfer (p. 42)
• Conduction (p. 42)
• Convection (p. 44)
• Radiation (p. 44)
• What Happens to Incoming Solar Radiation? (p. 48)
• Reflection and Scattering (p. 48)
• Absorption by Earth's Surface and Atmosphere (p. 50)
• Radiation Emitted by Earth (p. 51)
• Heating the Atmosphere (p. 51)
• The Greenhouse Effect (p. 53)
• Role of Clouds in Heating Earth (p. 54)
• Heat Budget (p. 55)
• Latitudinal Heat Balance (p. 57)
• Chapter Summary (p. 60)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 61)
• Review Questions (p. 61)
• Problems (p. 62)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 63)
• Box 2-1 When Are the Seasons? (p. 40)
• Box 2-2 The Analemma (p. 43)
• Box 2-3 Ultraviolet Index (p. 46)
• Box 2-4 Radiation Laws (p. 48)
• Box 2-5 Infrared Imaging (p. 55)
• Box 2-6 Solar Power (p. 56)
• 3 Temperature (p. 64)
• For the Record: Air-Temperature Data (p. 65)
• Why Temperatures Vary: The Controls of Temperature (p. 68)
• Land and Water (p. 68)
• Ocean Currents (p. 73)
• Altitude (p. 74)
• Geographic Position (p. 75)
• Cloud Cover and Albedo (p. 75)
• World Distribution of Temperatures (p. 77)
• Cycles of Air Temperature (p. 80)
• Daily Temperature Variations (p. 81)
• Magnitude of Daily Temperature Changes (p. 82)
• Annual Temperature Variations (p. 82)
• Temperature Measurement (p. 82)
• Mechanical Thermometers (p. 83)
• Electrical Thermometers (p. 86)
• Instrument Shelters (p. 86)
• Temperature Scales (p. 87)
• Applications of Temperature Data (p. 88)
• Heating Degree-Days (p. 88)
• Cooling Degree-Days (p. 89)
• Growing Degree-Days (p. 89)
• Temperature and Comfort (p. 89)
• Chapter Summary (p. 91)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 92)
• Review Questions (p. 93)
• Problems (p. 94)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 95)
• Box 3-1 North America's Hottest and Coldest Places (p. 69)
• Box 3-2 Atmospheric Hazard: Heat Waves-Deadly Events (p. 70)
• Box 3-3 Latitude and Temperature Range (p. 79)
• Box 3-4 How Cities Influence Temperature: The Urban Heat Island (p. 84)
• Box 3-5 Windchill: The Cooling Power of Moving Air (p. 92)
• 4 Moisture and Atmospheric Stability (p. 96)
• Movement of Water Through the Atmosphere (p. 98)
• Water's Changes of State (p. 99)
• Ice, Liquid Water, and Water Vapor (p. 99)
• Latent Heat (p. 000)
• Humidity: Water Vapor in the Air (p. 103)
• Vapor Pressure and Saturation (p. 104)
• Relative Humidity (p. 106)
• How Relative Humidity Changes (p. 106)
• Natural Changes in Relative Humidity (p. 109)
• Dew-Point Temperature (p. 110)
• Humidity Measurement (p. 111)
• Adiabatic Temperature Changes (p. 113)
• Adiabatic Cooling and Condensation (p. 114)
• Processes That Lift Air (p. 114)
• Orographic Lifting (p. 115)
• Frontal Wedging (p. 116)
• Convergence (p. 117)
• Localized Convective Lifting (p. 118)
• The Critical Weathermaker: Atmospheric Stability (p. 120)
• Types of Stability (p. 120)
• Stability and Daily Weather (p. 123)
• How Stability Changes (p. 124)
• Temperature Changes and Stability (p. 125)
• Vertical Air Movement and Stability (p. 125)
• Chapter Summary (p. 125)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 127)
• Review Questions (p. 127)
• Problems (p. 128)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 129)
• Box 4-1 Water: A Unique Substance (p. 100)
• Box 4-2 Dry Air at 100 Percent Relative Humidity? (p. 107)
• Box 4-3 Humidifiers and Dehumidifiers (p. 108)
• Box 4-4 Atmospheric Hazard: Humidity and Heat Stress (p. 112)
• Box 4-5 Precipitation Records and Mountainous Terrain (p. 116)
• Box 4-6 Orographic Effects: Windward Precipitation and Leeward Rain Shadows (p. 118)
• 5 Forms of Condensation and Precipitation (p. 130)
• Cloud Formation (p. 132)
• Condensation Aloft (p. 132)
• Growth of Cloud Droplets (p. 132)
• Cloud Classification (p. 133)
• High Clouds (p. 133)
• Middle Clouds (p. 133)
• Low Clouds (p. 136)
• Clouds of Vertical Development (p. 136)
• Cloud Varieties (p. 137)
• Types of Fog (p. 138)
• Fogs Formed by Cooling (p. 139)
• Fogs Formed by Evaporation (p. 142)
• Dew and Frost (p. 142)
• How Precipitation Forms (p. 143)
• Precipitation from Cold Clouds: The Bergeron Process (p. 145)
• Precipitation from Warm Clouds: The Collision-Coalescence Process (p. 147)
• Forms of Precipitation (p. 150)
• Rain (p. 150)
• Snow (p. 151)
• Sleet and Glaze (p. 151)
• Hail (p. 151)
• Rime (p. 155)
• Precipitation Measurement (p. 155)
• Standard Instruments (p. 155)
• Measuring Snowfall (p. 156)
• Measurement Errors (p. 156)
• Precipitation Measurement by Weather Radar (p. 157)
• Intentional Weather Modification (p. 157)
• Cloud Seeding (p. 158)
• Fog and Cloud Dispersal (p. 159)
• Hail Suppression (p. 160)
• Frost Prevention (p. 161)
• Understanding the Role of Clouds in the Climate System (p. 162)
• Chapter Summary (p. 163)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 163)
• Review Questions (p. 164)
• Problems (p. 164)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 165)
• Box 5-1 Aircraft Contrails and Cloudiness (p. 138)
• Box 5-2 Forces Acting on Cloud Droplets and Raindrops (p. 144)
• Box 5-3 Science and Serendipity (p. 146)
• Box 5-4 Atmospheric Hazard: Worst Winter Weather (p. 152)
• Box 5-5 The Hail Cannons of Europe (p. 160)
• 6 Air Pressure and Winds (p. 166)
• Understanding Air Pressure (p. 168)
• Measuring Air Pressure (p. 169)
• Pressure Changes with Altitude (p. 172)
• Horizontal Variations in Air Pressure (p. 173)
• Influence of Temperature and Water Vapor on Air Pressure (p. 174)
• Airflow and Pressure (p. 174)
• Factors Affecting Wind (p. 175)
• Pressure-Gradient Force (p. 175)
• Coriolis Force (p. 178)
• Friction (p. 181)
• Winds Aloft and Geostrophic Flow (p. 181)
• Curved Flow and the Gradient Wind (p. 183)
• Surface Winds (p. 186)
• How Winds Generate Vertical Air Motion (p. 187)
• Vertical Airflow Associated with Cyclones and Anticyclones (p. 188)
• Factors That Promote Vertical Airflow (p. 189)
• Wind Measurement (p. 190)
• Chapter Summary (p. 194)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 195)
• Review Questions (p. 195)
• Problems (p. 195)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 195)
• Box 6-1 Air Pressure and Aviation (p. 171)
• Box 6-2 Pressure-Gradient Force (p. 176)
• Box 6-3 Coriolis Force As a Function of Wind Speed and Latitude (p. 180)
• Box 6-4 Do Baseballs Really Fly Farther at Denver's Coors Field? (p. 185)
• Box 6-5 Wind Energy: An Alternative with Potential (p. 192)
• 7 Circulation of the Atmosphere (p. 196)
• Scales of Atmospheric Motion (p. 198)
• Large- and Small-Scale Circulation (p. 199)
• Structure of Wind Patterns (p. 199)
• Local Winds (p. 200)
• Land and Sea Breezes (p. 202)
• Mountain and Valley Breezes (p. 202)
• Chinook (Foehn) Winds (p. 203)
• Katabatic (Fall) Winds (p. 203)
• Country Breezes (p. 204)
• Global Circulation (p. 205)
• Single-Cell Circulation Model (p. 205)
• Three-Cell Circulation Model (p. 206)
• Observed Distribution of Pressure and Winds (p. 207)
• Idealized Zonal Pressure Belts (p. 207)
• Semipermanent Pressure Systems: The Real World (p. 208)
• Monsoons (p. 210)
• The Asian Monsoon (p. 210)
• The North American Monsoon (p. 211)
• The Westerlies (p. 212)
• Why Westerlies? (p. 212)
• Jet Streams (p. 213)
• Origin of the Polar Jet Stream (p. 213)
• Subtropical Jet Stream (p. 215)
• Waves in the Westerlies (p. 215)
• Westerlies and Earth's Heat Budget (p. 215)
• Global Winds and Ocean Currents (p. 217)
• The Importance of Ocean Currents (p. 218)
• Ocean Currents and Upwelling (p. 219)
• El Nino and La Nina (p. 219)
• Global Distribution of Precipitation (p. 222)
• Zonal Distribution of Precipitation (p. 223)
• Distribution of Precipitation over the Continents (p. 225)
• Precipitation Regimes on a Hypothetical Continent (p. 225)
• Chapter Summary (p. 229)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 230)
• Review Questions (p. 231)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 231)
• Box 7-1 Dust Devils (p. 201)
• Box 7-2 Atmospheric Hazard: Santa Ana Winds and Wildfires (p. 204)
• Box 7-3 Monitoring Winds from Space (p. 222)
• Box 7-4 Tracking El Nino from Space (p. 228)
• 8 Air Masses (p. 232)
• What Is an Air Mass? (p. 234)
• Source Regions (p. 235)
• Classifying Air Masses (p. 236)
• Air-Mass Modification (p. 237)
• Properties of North American Air Masses (p. 237)
• Continental Polar (cP) and Continental Arctic (cA) Air Masses (p. 237)
• Lake-Effect Snow: Cold Air over Warm Water (p. 239)
• Maritime Polar (mP) Air Masses (p. 239)
• Maritime Tropical (mT) Air Masses (p. 244)
• Continental Tropical (cT) Air Masses (p. 245)
• Chapter Summary (p. 246)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 247)
• Review Questions (p. 247)
• Problems (p. 248)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 249)
• Box 8-1 The Siberian Express (p. 240)
• Box 8-2 Atmospheric Hazard: An Extraordinary Lake-Effect Snowstorm (p. 242)
• 9 Weather Patterns (p. 250)
• Polar-Front Theory (Norwegian Cyclone Model) (p. 253)
• Fronts (p. 254)
• Warm Fronts (p. 255)
• Cold Fronts (p. 257)
• Stationary Fronts (p. 258)
• Occluded Fronts (p. 258)
• Drylines (p. 260)
• Life Cycle of a Mid-latitude Cyclone (p. 260)
• Formation: The Clash of Two Air Masses (p. 260)
• Development of Cyclonic Flow (p. 260)
• Occlusion: The Beginning of the End (p. 262)
• Idealized Weather of a Mid-latitude Cyclone (p. 262)
• Cyclone Formation (p. 265)
• Cyclonic and Anticyclonic Circulation (p. 265)
• Divergence and Convergence Aloft (p. 266)
• Traveling Cyclones (p. 267)
• Patterns of Movement (p. 267)
• Flow Aloft and Cyclonic Migration (p. 269)
• Anticyclonic Weather and Blocking Highs (p. 269)
• Case Study of a Mid-latitude Cyclone (p. 270)
• Violent Spring Weather (p. 272)
• Weather in Peoria (p. 278)
• A Modern View: The Conveyor Belt Model (p. 279)
• Chapter Summary (p. 281)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 282)
• Review Questions (p. 282)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 283)
• Box 9-1 Winds As a Forecasting Tool (p. 266)
• Box 9-2 Atmospheric Hazard: The Great Flood of 1993 (p. 272)
• 10 Thunderstorms and Tornadoes (p. 284)
• What's in a Name? (p. 286)
• Thunderstorms (p. 287)
• Air-Mass Thunderstorms (p. 287)
• Stages of Development (p. 288)
• Occurrence (p. 289)
• Severe Thunderstorms (p. 290)
• Supercell Thunderstorms (p. 291)
• Squall Lines and Mesoscale Convective Complexes (p. 291)
• Microbursts (p. 296)
• Lightning and Thunder (p. 296)
• What Causes Lightning? (p. 297)
• The Lightning Stroke (p. 297)
• Thunder (p. 300)
• Tornadoes (p. 300)
• The Development and Occurrence of Tornadoes (p. 302)
• Tornado Development (p. 303)
• Tornado Climatology (p. 303)
• Profile of a Tornado (p. 305)
• Tornado Destruction (p. 306)
• Tornado Forecasting (p. 308)
• Tornado Watches and Warnings (p. 308)
• Doppler Radar (p. 310)
• Chapter Summary (p. 313)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 315)
• Review Questions (p. 315)
• Problems (p. 316)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 317)
• Box 10-1 Atmospheric Hazard: Flash Floods-The Number One Thunderstorm Killer (p. 292)
• Box 10-2 Atmospheric Hazard: Lightning Safety (p. 299)
• Box 10-3 Atmospheric Hazard: Surviving a Violent Tornado (p. 301)
• Box 10-4 Atmospheric Hazard: The April 1974 Super Tornado Outbreak (p. 309)
• Box 10-5 The Doppler Effect (p. 312)
• 11 Hurricanes (p. 318)
• Profile of a Hurricane (p. 320)
• Hurricane Formation and Decay (p. 325)
• Hurricane Formation (p. 326)
• Hurricane Decay (p. 327)
• Hurricane Destruction (p. 327)
• Storm Surge (p. 329)
• Wind Damage (p. 330)
• Inland Flooding (p. 331)
• Estimating the Intensity of a Hurricane (p. 332)
• Detecting and Tracking Hurricanes (p. 333)
• The Role of Satellites (p. 338)
• Aircraft Reconnaissance (p. 338)
• Radar and Data Buoys (p. 338)
• Hurricane Watches and Warnings (p. 339)
• Chapter Summary (p. 341)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 341)
• Review Questions (p. 342)
• Problems (p. 342)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 343)
• Box 11-1 The Conservation of Angular Momentum (p. 324)
• Box 11-2 Naming Tropical Storms and Hurricanes (p. 328)
• Box 11-3 Atmospheric Hazard: Examining Hurricane Katrina from Space (p. 334)
• Box 11-4 Atmospheric Hazard: A 3-D Look Inside a Hurricane (p. 340)
• 12 Weather Analysis and Forecasting (p. 344)
• The Weather Business: A Brief Overview (p. 346)
• Weather Analysis (p. 348)
• Gathering Data (p. 348)
• Weather Maps: Pictures of the Atmosphere (p. 350)
• Weather Forecasting (p. 352)
• Numerical Weather Prediction: Forecasting by Computer (p. 353)
• Other Forecasting Methods (p. 356)
• Upper Airflow and Weather Forecasting (p. 358)
• Upper-Level Maps (p. 358)
• The Connection Between Upper-Level Flow and Surface Weather (p. 360)
• Long-Range Forecasts (p. 364)
• Forecast Accuracy (p. 365)
• Satellites in Weather Forecasting (p. 368)
• What Weather Satellites Provide (p. 369)
• Satellite Measurements (p. 370)
• Chapter Summary (p. 372)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 372)
• Review Questions (p. 373)
• Problems (p. 373)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 375)
• Box 12-1 Atmospheric Hazard: Debris Flow in the San Francisco Bay Region (p. 348)
• Box 12-2 Constructing a Synoptic Weather Chart (p. 352)
• Box 12-3 Numerical Weather Prediction (p. 354)
• Box 12-4 Precipitation Probability Forecasts (p. 366)
• Box 12-5 What Is "Normal"? (p. 368)
• 13 Air Pollution (p. 376)
• A Brief Historical Perspective (p. 376)
• Air Pollution: Not a New Problem (p. 379)
• Some Historic Episodes (p. 380)
• Sources and Types of Air Pollution (p. 380)
• Primary Pollutants (p. 381)
• Secondary Pollutants (p. 386)
• Trends in Air Quality (p. 387)
• Meteorological Factors Affecting Air Pollution (p. 391)
• Wind As a Factor (p. 391)
• The Role of Atmospheric Stability (p. 391)
• Acid Precipitation (p. 393)
• Extent and Potency of Acid Precipitation (p. 393)
• Effects of Acid Precipitation (p. 393)
• Chapter Summary (p. 396)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 397)
• Review Questions (p. 397)
• Problems (p. 397)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 397)
• Box 13-1 Atmospheric Hazard: The Great Smog of 1952 (p. 382)
• Box 13-2 Air Pollution Changes the Climate of Cities (p. 385)
• Box 13-3 Radon-An Example of Indoor Air Pollution (p. 388)
• 14 The Changing Climate (p. 398)
• The Climate System (p. 400)
• How Is Climate Change Detected? (p. 400)
• Seafloor Sediment-A Storehouse of Climate Data (p. 400)
• Oxygen Isotope Analysis (p. 401)
• Climate Change Recorded in Glacial Ice (p. 402)
• Tree Rings-Archives of Environmental History (p. 403)
• Other Types of Proxy Data (p. 405)
• Natural Causes of Climate Change (p. 405)
• Plate Tectonics and Climate Change (p. 406)
• Volcanic Activity and Climate Change (p. 407)
• Orbital Variations (p. 409)
• Solar Variability and Climate (p. 412)
• Human Impact on Global Climate (p. 413)
• Carbon Dioxide, Trace Gases, and Climate Change (p. 413)
• CO[subscript 2] Levels Are Rising (p. 414)
• The Atmosphere's Response (p. 415)
• The Role of Trace Gases (p. 415)
• Climate-Feedback Mechanisms (p. 417)
• How Aerosols Influence Climate (p. 419)
• Some Possible Consequences of Global Warming (p. 419)
• Water Resources and Agriculture (p. 420)
• Sea-Level Rise (p. 421)
• The Changing Arctic (p. 421)
• The Potential for "Surprises" (p. 424)
• Chapter Summary (p. 426)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 427)
• Review Questions (p. 427)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 427)
• Box 14-1 Cryosphere-The World of Ice (p. 402)
• Box 14-2 A Possible Link Between Volcanism and Climate Change in the Geologic Past (p. 410)
• Box 14-3 Computer Models of Climate: Important Yet Imperfect Tools (p. 414)
• Box 14-4 Possible Consequences of Climate Change on the United States (p. 422)
• Box 14-5 Polar Warming and the Collapse of the Antarctic Ice Shelves (p. 425)
• 15 World Climates (p. 428)
• Climate Classification (p. 430)
• Climate Controls: A Summary (p. 432)
• Latitude (p. 432)
• Land and Water (p. 432)
• Geographic Position and Prevailing Winds (p. 432)
• Mountains and Highlands (p. 433)
• Ocean Currents (p. 433)
• Pressure and Wind Systems (p. 436)
• World Climates-An Overview (p. 436)
• The Wet Tropics (Af, Am) (p. 436)
• Temperature Characteristics (p. 438)
• Precipitation Characteristics (p. 439)
• Tropical Wet and Dry (Aw) (p. 441)
• Temperature Characteristics (p. 441)
• Precipitation Characteristics (p. 441)
• The Monsoon (p. 442)
• The Cw Variant (p. 442)
• The Dry Climates (B) (p. 443)
• What Is Meant by "Dry"? (p. 444)
• Subtropical Desert (BWh) and Steppe (BSh) (p. 445)
• West Coast Subtropical Deserts (p. 447)
• Middle-Latitude Desert (BWk) and Steppe (BSk) (p. 449)
• Humid Middle-Latitude Climates with Mild Winters (C) (p. 450)
• Humid Subtropical Climate (Cfa) (p. 450)
• The Marine West Coast Climate (Cfb) (p. 452)
• The Dry-Summer Subtropical (Mediterranean) Climate (Csa, Csb) (p. 453)
• Humid Continental Climates with Severe Winters (D) (p. 455)
• Humid Continental Climate (Dfa) (p. 455)
• The Subarctic Climate (Dfc, Dfd) (p. 458)
• The Polar Climates (E) (p. 459)
• The Tundra Climate (ET) (p. 459)
• The Ice-Cap Climate (EF) (p. 461)
• Highland Climates (p. 462)
• Chapter Summary (p. 465)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 466)
• Review Questions (p. 467)
• Problems (p. 468)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 469)
• Box 15-1 Climate Diagrams (p. 433)
• Box 15-2 Clearing the Tropical Rain Forest-The Impact on Its Soils (p. 438)
• Box 15-3 The Disappearing Aral Sea (p. 448)
• Box 15-4 Atmospheric Hazard: Understanding Drought (p. 456)
• 16 Optical Phenomena of the Atmostphere (p. 470)
• Nature of Light (p. 472)
• Reflection (p. 472)
• Refraction (p. 473)
• Mirages (p. 474)
• Rainbows (p. 476)
• Halos, Sun Dogs, and Solar Pillars (p. 479)
• The Glory (p. 482)
• The Corona (p. 483)
• Chapter Summary (p. 485)
• Vocabulary Review (p. 485)
• Review Questions (p. 486)
• Atmospheric Science Online (p. 486)
• Box 16-1 Are Highway Mirages Real? (p. 476)
• Box 16-2 Iridescent Clouds (p. 484)
• Appendix A Metric Units (p. 487)
• Appendix B Explanation and Decoding of the Daily Weather Map (p. 490)
• Appendix C Relative Humitidy and Dew-Point Tables (p. 497)
• Appendix D Laws Relating To Gases (p. 499)
• Appendix E Newton's Laws of Motion (p. 500)
• Appendix F Climate Data (p. 501)
• Glossary (p. 506)
• Index (p. 515)