Meteorology : the atmosphere and the science of weather /
Moran, Joseph M.
Meteorology : the atmosphere and the science of weather / Joseph M. Moran and Michael D. Morgan. - Second Edition - New York : Macmillan Publishing Company, c1989 - xviii, 557 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
1. Atmosphere: origin, composition, and structure -- 2. Radiation -- 3. Heat and temperature -- 4. Heat imbalances and weather -- 5. Air pressure -- 6. Humidity and stability -- 7. Dew, frost, fog and clouds -- 8. Precipitation, weather modification, and atmospheric optics -- 9. The wind -- 10. Global-scale circulation -- 11. Synoptic-scale weather -- 12. Local and regional circulations -- 13. Thunderstorms -- 14. Tornadoes and hurricanes.
This book is intended to introduce the college nonscience major to the fundamentals of atmospheric science.
23833300
METEOROLOGY
QC 681.2 .M67 1989
Meteorology : the atmosphere and the science of weather / Joseph M. Moran and Michael D. Morgan. - Second Edition - New York : Macmillan Publishing Company, c1989 - xviii, 557 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
1. Atmosphere: origin, composition, and structure -- 2. Radiation -- 3. Heat and temperature -- 4. Heat imbalances and weather -- 5. Air pressure -- 6. Humidity and stability -- 7. Dew, frost, fog and clouds -- 8. Precipitation, weather modification, and atmospheric optics -- 9. The wind -- 10. Global-scale circulation -- 11. Synoptic-scale weather -- 12. Local and regional circulations -- 13. Thunderstorms -- 14. Tornadoes and hurricanes.
This book is intended to introduce the college nonscience major to the fundamentals of atmospheric science.
23833300
METEOROLOGY
QC 681.2 .M67 1989