Understanding Weather and Climate FROM THE PUBLISHER
Tutorials, three-dimensional diagrams and animations ease the presentation of difficult-to-visualize material. Topics include: —Solar Geometry —Atmospheric Moisture —The Coriolis Force —Wind and Pressure Aloft —Global Energy Balance —Adiabatic Processes —Atmosheric Forces and Motion —Cyclones and Anticyclones —Weather in Motion movies, depict events and phenomena discussed in the text. Weather Images, provide additional illustrations of weather phenomena. These include photographs, satellite images, and computer diagrams that complement the text. Media Library provides additional resources for self-guided browsing by the student. Student Activities are short interactive exercises. These exercises cover important topics such as hurricanes and earth-sun relations and are prefaced by the Media Enrichment boxes included in the text.
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SYNOPSIS
The book emphasizes a non-mathematical understanding of physical principles as a vehicle for learning about atmospheric processes. Additionally, difficult-to-visualize topics are reinforced with a series of software tutorials presented on a CD-ROM packaged with the book. Focuses on explanation about, rather than description of, the processes that produce Earth's weather and climate. Software tutorials are keyed to the following topics: Solar Geometry; Global Energy Balance; Atmospheric Moisture; Adiabatic Processes; The Coriolis Force; Atmospheric Forces and Motion; Wind and Pressure Aloft; Cyclones and Anti-Cyclones.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
New edition of a meteorology text that bridges the gap between abstract explanatory processes and their expression in everyday events. In the 16 chapters, Aguado (San Diego State U.) and Burt (U. of Wisconsin-Madison) emphasize scientific literacy in a discussion of energy and mass, water in the atmosphere, distribution and movement of air, disturbances, human activities, and current, past, and future climates. Contains color illustrations and maps. The included CD-ROM provides tutorials, three-dimensional diagrams and animations of difficult-to-visualize material, weather images, a media library, and short interactive exercises. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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