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| Control Number | 257850 | | Date and Time of Latest Transaction | 20140930034349.AM | | General Information | 140930s |||||||||b ||00||| | | International Standard Book Number | 0023833416 | | Cataloging Source | PAGASA-DOST | | Main Entry - Personal Name | Michael D. Morgan | | | Chapter 11 written by Patricia M. Pauley | | | Moran, Joseph M. | | Title Statement | Meteorology the atmosphere and the science of weather by Joseph M. Moranand Michael D. Morgan | | Edition Statement | 4th ed | | Physical Description | xx, 517p. figures, tables | | Summary, Etc. | This book is intended to introduce the college non-science major to the fundamentals of atmospheric science. It is appropriate for an introductory course on the atmosphere, weather, or weather and climate. Our primary goal is to demonstrate how scientific principles govern the circulation of the atmosphere and the day-to-day sequence of weather events. In so doing, we also introduce the nonscience student to the nature of scientific inquiry and the methodology of science. Atmospheric science is especially well suited to these goals because it is an applied science that readily lends itself to familiar illustrations. Our approach is based on our combined 50 years of teaching science to nonscience majors who have little or no background in the sciences or mathematics. Our aim in writing Meteorology is to present the principles of meteorology as simple as possible in the context of everyday examples but without sacrificing scientific integrity. Clear and logical explanations of the principles underlying meteorological phenomena and observations make it unnecessary to write around or avoid even the more sophisticated ideas. We break down basic concepts into elementary components and arrange them so that one concept builds logically on another. The geostrophic wind, for example, is introduced only after a detailed examination of the separate forces contributing to that wind. The atmosphere gradually emerges as a complex and interactive system that is governed by physical laws. Our emphasis on scientific methodology provides the student with a perspective on the accomplishments of atmospheric scientists and the challenges still facing them. The reader soon understands that weather is not an arbitrary act of nature, and yet weather forecasting has limits and the climatic future is uncertain. We have integrated topics of special contemporary interest including acid deposition, the potential for global climatic change, and threats to the stratospheric ozone shield. Chapters are arranged in a traditional sequence. Chapter 1 introduces the basic properties and structure of the atmosphere. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 cover radiation and energy conversions within the atmosphere and focus on the global radiation balance. The main theme in these chapters is that weather is a response to imbalances in radiational heating and cooling within the Earth - atmosphere system. Air pressure is discussed in Chapter 5 and is related to other atmospheric properties through the gas law. Water in the atmosphere is the subject of Chapters 6, 7, and 8, with special emphasis on saturation and precipitation processes. Having established the basis for atmospheric circulation, we then examine the forces governing weather systems (Chapter 9). There follow descriptions of planetary-scale circulation (Chapter 10), synoptic-scale weather systems (Chapter 11), and local and regional weather systems (Chapter 12). Chapter 13 deals with the genesis and characteristics of thunderstorms and associated weather hazards including, for example, lightning and flash floods. We cover the life cycles and impacts of tornadoes in Chapter 14 and hurricanes and tropical storms in Chapter 15. Our treatment of weather closes with Chapter 16 on weather forecasting, which is structured to integrate and apply the key concepts developed earlier in the book. A special feature is the inclusion of four final chapters on topics that are of particular contemporary interest: Chapter 17 on air pollution meteorology, Chapter 18 on world climates, Chapter 19 on the climates record, and Chapter 20 on the causes of climate variability. Special sections, set apart from the main flow of the chapters, provide considerable flexibility with regard to depth and breadth of topic coverage. Each chapter contains one or two supplementary Special Topics, such as "Why Is the Sky Blue?" and "Solar Power," which are related to major theme of the chapter. Mathematical Notes at the ends of eight chapters provide quantitative discussions of concepts in the chapters, with the basic meteorological equations for those who are interested. In addition, each chapter features the following elements, designed to guide student understanding: • chapter outline • key term list • summary statements • review questions • questions for critical thinking • selected readings with annotations. New to this editions, many chapters also have quantitative questions: this is part of our effort to more properly represent meteorology as a quantitative science. Furthermore, key words are boldfaced and defined at their first use in the chapter and in the Glossary at the back of the book. Metric units are used throughout thebook, with the English equivalents in parentheses. Unit conversions are given inside the front cover. Psychrometric tables appear inside the back cover. The appendixes feature the history of meteorology, the standard atmosphere, weather map symbols, weather extremes, and climate data for the United States and Canada. THE REVISION: In this fourth edition, we have significantly revised and/or updated our treatment of the global radiation balance, ozone shield, the greenhouse effect, atmospheric stability, clouds, precipitation processes, centripetal force, El Niño and La Niña, vorticity, desert winds, mountain and valley breezes. Doppler radar, hurricane dynamics, weather forecasting, air pollution potential, acid deposition, climate controls, global climate models, and climate change. We are very pleased that Patricia M. Pauley of the Naval Postgraduate School agreed to revise and update Chapter 11, "Air Masses, Fronts, Cyclones, and Anticyclones." In addition, we have added Special Topics on wind profilers, the link between West African rainfall and the frequency of Atlantic hurricanes, and the problem of chaos, in predicting future climate. We have retained the same basic organization as in the third edition. However, in response to suggestions by many reviewers, we now treat tornadoes and hurricanes in separate chapters. We also cover climatology in three chapters rather than two, although the length of topic coverage is substantially unchanged. We have added an Introduction that is designed to encourage students to become involved in observing and following weather events from the outset of the course. This edition features full-color to improve the physical appearance and utility of photographs and line drawings. Brief notes on weather phenomena, known as Weather Facts, appear in many chapters. 04 Meteorology We | | Subject Added Entry - Topical Term | her -- atmospheric physics -- 1994 -- New York 04Meteorology | | | OST -- PAGASA -- B | | Location | KS metcab PAG-11-0134 1 4411 Donation 0000-00-00 BOOKS |
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