Meteorology: Understanding the AtmosphereThomson Brooks/Cole, 2007 - 502 Seiten An entirely new way for students to observe, analyze, and understand meteorology, - Steven A. Ackerman and John A. Knox's METEOROLOGY: UNDERSTANDING THE ATMOSPHERE is scientific, topical, and scholarly. The authors use vivid photographs and compelling real-life stories to present the subject of weather as it directly affects your students. METEOROLOGY generates genuine enthusiasm for the subject by using conceptual models and engaging narrative to truly make weather phenomena come alive. METEOROLOGY emphasizes how we observe the atmosphere and then uses those observations to explain atmospheric phenomena. New "Observational Questions" further extend this emphasis by asking students to analyze photographs, data, or their own experiences. By learning how to interpret scientific observations of the atmosphere, students can deepen their understanding of the subject. The second edition offers complete integration with MeteorologyNow(TM), the first assessment-driven and student-centered online learning solution created specifically for this course. MeteorologyNow(TM) uses a series of chapter-specific diagnostic tests to build a personalized learning plan for each student, allowing students to focus their study time on specific areas of weaknesses. Each personalized learning plan directs students to specific text sections as well as to a set of over three dozen Java applets designed to augment their understanding. These acclaimed applets, designed by Tom Whittaker and co-author Steven Ackerman, are divided into two types, "Observational Learning" applets deal with interpreting satellite imagery and "Atmospheric Explorations" extend the book's treatment of key topics, such as weather map analysis and numerical weather models. |
Inhalt
The Earths Major Surface Features | 3 |
Atmospheric Pressure and Density | 13 |
Thunderstorms | 17 |
Time Zones | 21 |
The Energy Cycle 26 | 26 |
Introduction | 27 |
The Sun and the Seasons | 40 |
Energy | 48 |
Hurricanes and Typhoons | 223 |
Putting It All Together | 248 |
Air Masses and Fronts | 250 |
Fronts | 264 |
Putting It All Together | 272 |
Extratropical Cyclones and Anticyclones | 274 |
Birth of an Extratropical Cyclone | 278 |
With the Fitz | 284 |
Putting It All Together | 50 |
Temperature | 52 |
Lapse Rates | 68 |
WindChill Temperature | 76 |
Water in the Atmosphere | 82 |
Putting It All Together | 123 |
Observing the Atmosphere | 126 |
CHAPTER 4 | 129 |
Indirect Methods of Observing Weather | 133 |
Atmospheric Optics | 148 |
Coronas Glories and the Brocken Bow | 155 |
Atmospheric Forces and Wind | 158 |
Forces That Move the Air | 161 |
Atmospheric Force | 169 |
The Thermal | 179 |
Sea Breezes | 181 |
GlobalScale Winds | 188 |
UpperAir MidLatitude Westerlies | 200 |
Putting It All Together | 206 |
El Niño and Tropical Cyclones | 208 |
Water in the Atmosphere 82 | 209 |
The Mature Cyclone | 291 |
Cyclone Winds in 3D Belts Slots | 297 |
The Extratropical Anticyclone | 304 |
Thunderstorms and Tornadoes | 310 |
Microbursts | 325 |
The Waterspout | 339 |
Putting It All Together | 347 |
SmallScale Winds | 350 |
A Tour of SmallScale Winds | 354 |
The Great Plains | 360 |
The Big Picture | 370 |
Weather Forecasting | 372 |
DDay June | 379 |
Then | 386 |
Past and Present Climates | 410 |
The Clues | 421 |
Putting It All Together | 438 |
Human Influences on Climate | 440 |
Index | |
The Source of Atmospheric | |
Urheberrecht | |
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Meteorology: Understanding the Atmosphere Steven Ackerman,John A. Knox Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2006 |
Meteorology: Understanding the Atmosphere Steven A. Ackerman,John Knox Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2003 |
Meteorology: Understanding the Atmosphere Steven A. Ackerman,John Knox Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2003 |