Mastering Meteorology with Pearson eText Access Code for Understanding Weather and Climate (ValuePack Only)
Pearson (Hersteller)
978-0-13-399887-0 (ISBN)
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Ed Aguado Ed Aguado is Professor of Geography and Master's Program Advisor in the Department of Geography of San Diego State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin—Madison, and his M.A. and B.A. from the UCLA. His research interests are in the precipitation and hydrology of western U.S. mountains. He regularly teaches introductory and advanced meteorology, climatology, and physical geography, and often serves as a consultant and expert witness on climatology and weather. Jim Burt Jim Burt is Professor of Geography in the Department of Geography of the University of Wisconsin—Madison. He received his Ph.D. from the UCLA. His research interests are in physical geography, climatology, quantitative methods, and geovisualization. Burt recently served as the co-principal investigator for SoLIM (Soil Land Inference Model) for soil mapping, using recent developments in GIS, artificial intelligence, and information representation theory, and he is currently involved in new NSF funded research using GIS. He regularly teaches advanced geography and atmospheric science courses.
I: ENERGY AND MASS
Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere
Solar Radiation and the Seasons
Energy Balance and Temperature
Atmospheric Pressure and Wind
II: WATER IN THE ATMOSPHERE
Atmospheric Moisture
Cloud Development and Forms
Precipitation Processes
III: DISTRIBUTION AND MOVEMENT OF AIR
Atmospheric Circulation and Pressure Distributions
Air Masses and Fronts
IV: DISTURBANCES
Midlatitude Cyclones
Lightning, Thunder, and Tornadoes
Tropical Storms and Hurricanes
V: HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL TOPICS
Weather Forecasting and Analysis
Human Effects on the Atmosphere
VI: CURRENT, PAST, AND FUTURE CLIMATES
Earth’s Climates
Climate Changes: Past and Future
Atmospheric Optics
VII: Atmospheric Optics (online only in MasteringMeteorology) and Appendices
Atmospheric Optics
Appendix A: Unit of Measurement and Conversions
Appendix B: The Standard Atmosphere
Appendix C: Weather Map Symbols
Appendix D: Weather Extremes Cloud Guide
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.5.2015 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
| Gewicht | 14 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-13-399887-8 / 0133998878 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-13-399887-0 / 9780133998870 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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