Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck ; Illustrated by Dennis Tasa
11th ed
New York :
Prentice Hall,
c2010
xviii, 508 p. :
col. ill., col. maps, graphs, tables ;
28 cm
Introduction to the atmosphere -- Heating earth's surface and atmosphere -- Temperature -- Moisture and atmospheric stability -- Forms of condensation and precipitation -- Air pressure and winds -- Circulation of the atmosphere -- Air masses -- Weather patterns -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- Weather analysis and forecasting -- Air pollution -- The changing climate -- World climates -- Optical phenomena of the atmosphere -- Metric units -- Explanation and decoding of the daily weather map -- Relative humidity and dew point tables-- Laws relating to gases -- Newton's laws in motion -- Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale -- Climate data