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Course Components
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Contact:
Elizabeth Mills,
Thomas Kiley, or
Emily Ruwe
202-737-1043 or
1-800-824-0405
onlinewx@ametsoc.org
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Textbook Highlight
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| 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
reader interest early on. Chapter 12 (Tropical Weather Systems), for example,
opens with a discussion of Hurricane Katrina and its impact on the Gulf Coast.
The Case-in-Point is followed by a sample Driving Question, a broad-based query
that links chapter concepts and provides a central focus for that week’s
study.
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Development for this course was supported, in part, by the National Science
Foundation.
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Weather Studies:
Introduction to Atmospheric Science
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- Covers the basic understandings of
meteorology
- Full-color, hard-cover, 15 chapters
- Authored by Joseph M. Moran
- Numerous photos, graphs, and charts
- Engaging Case-in-Points and Essays
- Chapter Review and Critical Thinking
Questions
- Emphasis on Earth system
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The Weather 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 Weather Studies textbook in a current or
future course offering, you may request an
examination copy
of the Text and Investigations Manual.
Orders for the Weather Studies textbook and/or other course materials
must be placed through your college bookstore. Go to the Order Class Materials page for details. We do not sell
materials directly to students.
If you would like to order the Weather Studies text for personal
use, and are not a student enrolled in the course, please send a purchase
order or check for $102 ($95 List Price + $7 US Shipping/Handling) to
202-737-0445/1-800-258-1176 (fax) or AMS Weather & Ocean Studies, 1120 G
Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005-3826. To pay by credit card
(Mastercard, VISA, and American Express accepted), please call 202-737-1043 or
1-800-824-0405.
Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Monitoring Weather 1
(copyright notice)
Chapter 2: Atmosphere: Origin, Composition, and Structure 23
Chapter 3: Solar and Terrestrial Radiation 49
Chapter 4: Heat, Temperature, and Atmospheric Circulation 83
Chapter 5: Air Pressure 111
Chapter 6: Humidity, Saturation, and Stability 131
Chapter 7: Clouds, Precipitation, and Weather Radar 163
Chapter 8: Wind and Weather 199
Chapter 9: Atmosphere’s Planetary Circulation 225
Chapter 10: Weather Systems of Middle Latitudes 265
Chapter 11: Thunderstorms and Tornadoes 299
Chapter 12: Tropical Weather Systems 333
Chapter 13: Weather Analysis and Forecasting 363
Chapter 14: Light and Sound in the Atmosphere 391
Chapter 15: Climate and Climate Change 409
Appendix I: Conversion Factors 449
Appendix II: Milestones in the History of Atmospheric Science 451
Appendix III: Climate Classification 459
Glossary: 465
Index: 497
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