an introduction to weather, climate, and the environment Ahrens, C. Donald. creator text cau Belmont, Calif Thomson/Brooks/Cole c2007 2007 8th ed. monographic eng

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xvii, 537 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm. The Earth and its atmosphere -- Energy: Warming the Earth and the atmosphere -- Seasonal and daily temperatures -- Atmopheric moisture -- Condensation: dew, fog, and clouds -- Stability and cloud development -- Precipitation -- Air pressure and winds -- Wind: small-scale and local systems -- Wind: global systems -- Air Masses and fronts -- Middle-latitude cyclones -- Weather forecasting -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- Climate change -- Global climate -- Air pollution -- Light, color, and atmopheric optics. C. Donald Ahrens. Includes index. Meteorology Meteorologia QC861.3 .A47 2007 QC861.3 .A47 2007 551.5 AHM 0495011622 9780495011620 2005938485 OKJ 060418 20141110161642.0 6879195