Meteorology today an introduction to weather, climate, and the environment - Ahrens, C. Donald (Belmont, CA Brooks/Cole, 2013)
Earth and its atmosphere -- Energy : warming the earth and the atmosphere -- Seasonal and daily temperatures -- Atmospheric humidity -- 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 -- Earth's changing climate -- Global climate -- Air pollution -- Light, color, and atmospheric optics.
International Edition -- Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Meteorology -- Textbooks; Weather forecasting -- Methodology; Climatology -- Textbooks