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Product Description: Observe, analyze, and understand meteorology in an entirely new way with METEOROLOGY: UNDERSTANDING THE ATMOSPHERE. You'll find vivid photographs and compelling real-life stories as well as conceptual models and engaging narrative that make weather phenomena come alive...read more

Product Description: Weather affects everyone every day! It's Hailing will explain what hail is like, how it forms, and how to follow weather patterns that create hail. Informative sidebars, fun facts, and a glossary will aid your young readers in understanding the weather they are watching!

Product Description: Weather affects everyone every day! The Weather Watchers series will explain what different kinds of weather are like, how they form, and how to follow weather patterns. Informative sidebars, fun facts, and a glossary will aid your young readers in understanding the weather they are watching...read more

Every new copy of this title includes an online access code to the Meteorology, Third Edition Interactive Study Guide. Written for the undergraduate, non-majors course, the Third Edition engages students with real-world examples and a captivating narrative. It highlights how we observe the atmosphere and then uses those discoveries to explain atmospheric phenomena. Early chapters discuss the primary atmospheric variables involved in the formation of weather: pressure, temperature, moisture, clouds, and precipitation, and include practical information on weather maps and weather observation. The remainder of the book focuses on weather and climate topics such as the interaction between atmosphere and ocean, severe/extreme weather, and climate change.