TY - BOOK AU - Moran, Joseph M. AU - Morgan, Michael D. TI - Meteorology: the atmosphere and the science of weather SN - 23833300 AV - QC 681.2 .M67 1989 PY - 1989/// CY - New York PB - Macmillan Publishing Company KW - METEOROLOGY N1 - 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 N2 - This book is intended to introduce the college nonscience major to the fundamentals of atmospheric science ER -