Front Cover; About the Author; Copyright; Contents; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; WEATHER FUNDAMENTALS; THE ATMOSPHERE; HEAT AND COLD; CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION; STORMY WEATHER; ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA; GEOGRAPHY, OCEANOGRAPHY, AND WEATHER; WEATHER IN SPACE; HUMANITY AND THE WEATHER; CLIMATE CHANGE; MODERN METEOROLOGY; INDEX; Back Cover.
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Fully updated with the latest advances in meteorology as well as an additional section on climate change, this comprehensive reference addresses all aspects of weather in an accessible question-and-answer format. All the basic elements of weather are discussed, as are all types of weather phenomena and the science of forecasting. In addition, the relationships between weather and oceanography, geology, and space science are expertly covered. Included are more than 1,000 questions and answers suc.