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An Introduction to Weather and Climate

Designed to close a real gap in open meteorology resources, this book offers a beginner-friendly, qualitative survey of the field. Building on the University of Hawai'i's "Atmospheric Processes and Phenomena" and Oregon State University's "Introduction to Climate Science," it serves as an approachable entry point into Meteorology and Climate Science for non-majors and anyone curious about the subject.

Geosciences
Author
Neel Desai and Alicia Mullens
Publisher
De Anza College
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 82 sections
  1. 01: Earth's Atmosphere
  2. 1.01: Overview of Earths Atmosphere
  3. 1.02: Equation of State Ideal Gas Law
  4. 1.03: Layers of the Atmosphere
  5. 1.04: Weather and Climate- Whats the Difference
  6. 1.05: Chapter 1 Reference Guide- Coordinate Systems Units Terminology
  7. 1.06: Exercises for Chapter 1
  8. 1.07: Accessible Descriptions
  9. 02: Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere
  10. 2.01: Temperature
  11. 2.02: Latent Heat
  12. 2.03: Heat Transfer
  13. 2.04: Electromagnetic waves
  14. 2.05: Characterizing Emission
  15. 2.06: Radiation Interaction with the Atmosphere
  16. 2.07: Surface Energy Balance
  17. 2.08: Variations in Radiation
  18. 2.09: Exercises
  19. 03: Air Temperature
  20. 3.01: Air Temperature Measurements
  21. 3.02: Daily Temperature Variations
  22. 3.03: Seasonal Air Temperature Variations
  23. 3.04: Exercises for Chapter 3
  24. 04: Water Vapor
  25. 4.01: Saturation
  26. 4.02: Humidity
  27. 4.03: The Heat Index
  28. 4.04: Dew and Frost
  29. 4.05: Fog
  30. 4.06: Clouds
  31. 4.07: Exercises
  32. 05: Atmospheric Stability and Precipitation
  33. 5.01: What is Stability
  34. 5.02: Atmospheric Stability and Lapse Rates
  35. 5.03: Cloud Droplets
  36. 5.04: Precipitation Types
  37. 5.05: Exercises for Chapter 5
  38. 06: Atmospheric Forces and Wind
  39. 6.01: Wind
  40. 6.02: Force Balances
  41. 6.03: Exercises
  42. 07: General Circulation
  43. 7.01: Differential Heating
  44. 7.02: Single-Cell Model
  45. 7.03: Three-Cell Model
  46. 7.04: Jet streams
  47. 7.05: Exercises for Chapter 7
  48. 7.06: Accessible Descriptions
  49. 08: Fronts and Airmasses
  50. 8.01: Air Masses
  51. 8.02: Fronts
  52. 8.03: Mid-latitude Frontal Cyclones
  53. 8.04: Cyclogenesis
  54. 8.05: Exercises
  55. 09: Weather Reports and Map Analysis
  56. 9.01: Meteorological Reports and Observations
  57. 9.02: Synoptic Weather Maps
  58. 9.03: Map Analysis
  59. 9.04: Exercises for Chapter 9
  60. 10: Thunderstorms
  61. 10.01: Thunderstorms formation and types
  62. 10.02: Precipitation during Thunderstorms
  63. 10.03: Winds during thunderstorms
  64. 10.04: Lightning and Thunder
  65. 10.05: Tornadoes
  66. 10.06: Keeping Yourself Safe
  67. 10.07: Exercises
  68. 10.08: Accessible Descriptions
  69. 11: Atmospheric Optics
  70. 11.01: Visible Light and Scattering
  71. 11.02: Visibility
  72. 11.03: Exercises for Chapter 11
  73. 11.04: Accessible Descriptions
  74. 12: Global Climate and Climate Change
  75. 12.01: Regional Climates
  76. 12.02: Proxies
  77. 12.03: Past Climate Changes
  78. 12.04: Causes of Climate Change
  79. 12.05: Recent Climate Change
  80. 12.06: Solutions
  81. 12.07: Exercises
  82. 12.08: Accessible Descriptions
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