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Textbook Highlight |
| Each chapter opens with a
Case-in-Point, an authentic, relevant, and real-life event or issue that
highlights or applies one or more of the main concepts covered in the chapter.
In essence, the Case-in-Point previews the chapter and is intended to engage
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Development for this course is supported, in part, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Climate Studies:
Introduction to Climate Science
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- Complete turnkey package that can be easily implemented by any faculty member with some science-saavy
- Focuses on the science, while still addressing societal impacts that draw the attention of todays students
- A great primer for students entering 'green' technical programs
- Help your students to become responsible and scientifically-literate participants in the discussions that dominate climate science today
- Am ideal course to expand your current online lab science offerings
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The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is proud to announce the newest addition to its suite of geoscience textbooks for Fall Semester 2010. The AMS Climate Studies course is a complete, turnkey package suitable for many types of instruction including face-to-face lecture/lab, completely online, or blended/hybrid.
The introductory college-level climate science course is comprised of the Climate Studies textbook, Investigations Manual, secure Course and Faculty Websites, and Faculty Resource CD. The full-color hardcover text, written by Dr. Joseph M. Moran, includes 15 chapters exploring the elements of Earth's climate system. Course management system-compatible files allow for full integration into an e-learning environment.
The Climate Studies text may be used in conjuction with the
Investigations Manual and course website (license
required) or by itself (license not required). If you are a faculty member
interested in using the Climate Studies textbook in a current or
future course offering, you will be able to request an examination copy
of the Text and Investigations Manual.
Orders for the Climate Studies textbook and/or other course materials
(for Fall Semester 2010) must be placed through your college bookstore. Go to the Order Class Materials page for details. We do not sell
materials directly to students.
Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Climate Science for Todays World (copyright notice)
Chapter 2: Investigating Earth's Climate System
Chapter 3: Planetary Energy Budget in Earth's Climate System
Chapter 4: Thermal Response of the Climate System
Chapter 5: Water in Earth's Climate System
Chapter 6: Global Atmospheric Circulation
Chapter 7: Atmospheric Circulation and Regional Climates
Chapter 8: Climate and Air/Sea Interactions
Chapter 9: The Climate Record: Paleoclimates
Chapter 10: Instrument-based Climate Record and Severe Weather
Chapter 11: Causes on Natural Climate Change
Chapter 12: Anthropogenic Climate Change
Chapter 13: Climate Classification
Chapter 14: Responding to Climate Change
Chapter 15: Climate Change and Public Policy
Appendices
Glossary
Index
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