Weather
A Concise Introduction

Weather 2e is a concise, affordable introductory text covering the processes of weather. Now with updated coverage, questions and exercises.

Gregory J. Hakim (Author), Jérôme Patoux (Author)

9781108832717, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 28 October 2021

350 pages
28.4 x 22.6 x 1.8 cm, 1.06 kg

'This book offers a well-balanced combination of accessibility and rigor in its coverage of weather and climate science. The text is compelling, the illustrations are clear and helpful, and the chapters succinctly cover a great breadth of material in a way that is intuitive but also quantitative. The 2nd edition's new material adds to this breadth with some more advanced concepts, additional important and timely topics, and a bit of historical perspective. Overall, this book provides a wonderful overview of weather and climate science for beginners, and serves as a great resource for introductory and general university courses.' Professor Juan Lora, Yale University

The second edition of this concise, affordable textbook is ideal for curious undergraduate majors and non-majors taking a first course in meteorology. The first two chapters introduce readers to the main concepts and tools used to analyze weather patterns. Chapters 3-8 provide a foundational understanding of the fundamental processes taking place in the atmosphere, and in Chapters 9-12 these physical concepts are applied to specific weather phenomena. Weather concepts are then used in Chapters 13-15 to explain weather forecasting, air pollution, and the impact of climate change on weather. Key concepts are illustrated through a running case study of a single mid-latitude cyclone, providing students with an opportunity to progressively develop their understanding of weather phenomena with a familiar example approached from multiple perspectives. This edition includes expanded and updated coverage of precipitation types and formation, satellite and radar technology, tornadoes, and more. It also features thought-provoking end-of-chapter review questions, new visual analysis exercises, an expanded test bank and nearly 100 new figures.

Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Weather variables
2. Spatial representations of weather data
3. Our atmosphere: origin, composition, and structure
4. Heat and energy transfer
5. Water
6. Cloud formation
7. Precipitation
8. Wind
9. Global wind systems
10. Air masses, fronts, and midlatitude cyclones
11. Thunderstorms and tornadoes
12. Tropical cyclones
13. Weather forecasting
14. Air pollution
15. Climate change and weather
Glossary
References
Credits
Index.

Subject Areas: Weather [WNWM], Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], The environment [RN], Meteorology & climatology [RBP], Oceanography [seas RBKC], Atmospheric physics [PHVJ]