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9780131015111

Exercises for Weather and Climate

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  • ISBN13:

    9780131015111

  • ISBN10:

    0131015117

  • Edition: 5th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-01-01
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

This introductory meteorology/weather and climate laboratory manual consists of 18 exercises that combine data analysis, problem-solving, and experimentation with questions designed to encourage critical thinking. Each lab manual comes automatically packaged with a CD-ROM that contains software for use with some of the exercises. Updated content employs a different approach to presenting Coriolis force, upper-air, and surface winds, and integrates real-world data to illustrate these concepts; also contains a new version of GeoClock in Chapter 3. A new interface, designed in Flash, launches all computer software. Interactive computer modules--presented as JAVA applets--examines topics such as Earth-Sun geometry, radiation fluxes, moisture, hurricanes, and climate controls. A supplemental lab manual for experience in meteorology, atmospheric science, and weather and climate professions.

Table of Contents

Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere
Earth-Sun Geometry
GeoClock
The Surface Energy Budget
Simulating the Earth's Energy Budget
Atmospheric Moisture
Saturation and Atmospheric Stability
Cloud Droplets and Raindrops
Atmospheric Motion
Weather Map Analysis
Mid-Latitude Cyclones
Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Climate Controls
Climate Classification
World Climates
Climatic Variability and Change
Simulating Climatic Change
Dimensions and Units
Earth Measures
Weather Symbols
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