LEADER 04250oam 2200625 450 001 9910153080803321 005 20210428182936.0 010 $a1-292-05421-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000001160368 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001547454 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16144093 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001547454 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14797198 035 $a(PQKB)10698187 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5174544 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5187031 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5833285 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5138310 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6399378 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5138310 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL543573 035 $a(OCoLC)1017003113 035 $a(PPN)249451700 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001160368 100 $a20210428d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe atmosphere $ean introduction to meteorology /$fLutgens, Tarbuck, Tasa 205 $aTwelfth, Pearson new international edition. 210 1$aHarlow, Essex :$cPearson,$d[2014] 210 4$d©2014 215 $a1 online resource (562 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aAlways learning 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-292-04229-X 311 $a1-306-12322-4 327 $aCover -- Table of Contents -- 1. Glossary -- 2. Introduction to the Atmosphere -- 3. Heating Earth's Surface and Atmosphere -- 4. Temperature -- 5. Moisture and Atmospheric Stability -- 6. Forms of Condensation and Precipitation -- 7. Air Pressure and Winds -- 8. Circulation of the Atmosphere -- 9. Air Masses -- 10. Midlatitude Cyclones -- 11. Thunderstorms and Tornadoes -- 12. Hurricanes -- 13. Air Pollution -- 14. Weather Analysis and Forecasting -- 15. The Changing Climate -- 16. World Climates -- 17. Optical Phenomena of the Atmosphere -- 18. Appendix: Metric Units -- 19. Appendix: Explanation and Decoding of the Daily Weather Map -- 20. Appendix: Relative Humidity and Dew-Point Tables -- 21. Appendix: Laws Relating to Gases -- 22. Appendix: Newton's Laws, Pressure-Gradient Force, and Coriolis Force -- 23. Appendix: Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale -- 24. Appendix: Climate Data -- 25. Cloud Guide -- 26. Earth from Space -- 27. Temperature and Precipitation Extremes -- Index. 330 $aThanks to a mounting interest in climate change and severe weather phenomena, meteorology courses are increasingly popular among today's students - particularly in general education versions of the course, where rapid advances in visualization tools and technologies like GIS have greatly expanded the teacher's toolkit. The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology remains the standard introduction in its field, reinforcing basic concepts with everyday, easy-to-grasp examples. This revision retains the hallmarks professors have come to expect from Tarbuck and Lutgens: a friendly, largely non-technical narrative, timely coverage of recent atmospheric events, and carefully crafted artwork by leading science illustrator Dennis Tasa. The Twelfth Edition maintains a student-friendly approach while evolving to address various course challenges and trends. Current digital visualization and assessment tools are now available on MyMeteorologyLab, a new resource that both encourages student self-study and enables instructors to manage their courses online, with customizable assessments for students. Each chapter in this revision is organized by a new active learning path to help guide and engage non-science majors. A greater focus on popular and increasingly important Severe & Hazardous Weather applications, new critical visual analysis Eye on the Atmosphere features, as well as new discussions of the real-world career opportunities of meteorology with Professional Profile essays, make the science both relevant and exciting. 410 0$aAlways learning. 606 $aAtmosphere 615 0$aAtmosphere. 676 $a551.5 700 $aLutgens$b Frederick K.$0313798 702 $aTarbuck$b Edward J. 702 $aTasa$b Dennis 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910153080803321 996 $aThe atmosphere$92862269 997 $aUNINA