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Weather Studies: Introduction to Atmospheric Science

Revised and updated science and topic coverage New Enduring Ideas at the end of each chapter Many new or significantly revised Essays Updated review and critical thinking questions for all chapters Greatly expanded collection of full-color photographs and line art

The American Meteorological Society released the fourth edition of Weather Studies in fall 2009. This full-color, hardcover edition, authored by Joseph M. Moran, includes 15 chapters exploring the atmosphere from an Earth system perspective. New, expanded or significantly revised topics include Space Weather Prediction (Chapters 2 and 13), Global Climate Change (Chapters 3 and 15), Weather Radar (Chapter 7), Wind Power (Chapter 8), El Niño, La Niña, and the Southern Oscillation (Chapter 9), Ocean Surface Currents (Chapter 9), Local and Regional Circulation Systems (Chapter 10), Tornado Hazards and the EF-Scale (Chapter 11), Long Range Forecasting of Atlantic Hurricanes (Chapter 12), and Weather Prediction (Chapter 13).

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Brief Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Monitoring Weather (pg. 1) (copyright notice)
Chapter 2: Atmosphere: Origin, Composition, and Structure (pg. 27)
Chapter 3: Solar and Terrestrial Radiation (pg. 57)
Chapter 4: Heat, Temperature, and Atmospheric Circulation (pg. 97)
Chapter 5: Air Pressure (pg. 129)
Chapter 6: Humidity, Saturation, and Stability (pg. 151)
Chapter 7: Clouds, Precipitation, and Weather Radar (pg. 183)
Chapter 8: Wind and Weather (pg. 221)
Chapter 9: Atmosphere’s Planetary Circulation (pg. 249)
Chapter 10: Weather Systems of Middle Latitudes (pg. 293)
Chapter 11: Thunderstorms and Tornadoes (pg. 329)
Chapter 12: Tropical Weather Systems (pg. 367) (copyright notice)
Chapter 13: Weather Analysis and Forecasting (pg. 399)
Chapter 14: Light and Sound in the Atmosphere (pg. 429)
Chapter 15: Climate and Climate Change (pg. 449)
Appendix I: Conversion Factors (pg. 497)
Appendix II: Milestones in the History of Atmospheric Science (pg. 500)
Appendix III: Climate Classification (pg. 509)
Glossary: (pg. 517)
Index: (pg. 551)

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