The Atmosphere An Introduction to Meteorology

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The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology remains the definitive introductory meteorology text, reinforcing basic concepts with everyday, easy-to-grasp examples. This revision retains the hallmark features 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.

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Fred Lutgens received his B.S. and M.S. from Illinois State University. Ed Tarbuck received

his B.S. from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and his M.A. from Indiana University. Both

are professors emeriti from Illinois Central College. They have been good friends and

colleagues since 1970.

Between them, they have more than 60 years of experience teaching geoscience to

undergraduates, and both have been recognized with awards as excellent and inspiring

professors.

Lutgens and Tarbuck published their first college text, Earth Science , in 1976. That book,

winner of the McGuffy Award  from the Text and Academic Authors Association, is now in its

14th edition. In 1983, as the first edition of Earth was being prepared, renowned

geoscience illustrator Dennis Tasa joined the author team. Since then the three have

collaborated on more than 30 projects as the dominant author team franchise in the

physical geosciences.

1 Introduction to the Atmosphere

2 Heating Earth’s Surface and Atmosphere

3 Temperature

4 Moisture and Atmospheric Stability

5 Forms of Condensation and Precipitation

6 Air Pressure and Winds

7 Circulation of the Atmosphere

8 Air Masses

9 Weather Patterns

10 Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

11 Hurricanes

12 Weather Analysis and Forecasting

13 Air Pollution

14 The Changing Climate

15 World Climates

16 Optical Phenomena of the Atmosphere

Appendix A Metric Units

Appendix B Explanation and Decoding of the Daily Weather Map

Appendix C Relative Humidity and Dew- Point Tables

Appendix D Laws Relating to Gases

Appendix E Newton's Laws in Motion

Appendix F Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale

Appendix G Climate Data

Glossary

Index