Number of Pages: 160
Table of Contents:
Preface. 1. Watching the weather; 2. From seaweed to supercomputers; 3. The Weather Station; 4. Gauging the Atmosphere; 5. Anatomy of the Atmosphere; 6. Water in the Atmosphere; 7. It all starts with the Sun; 8. Hot and Cold; 9. The Atmosphere in Motion; 10. Mid-Latitude Weather Systems; 11. Weather in the Tropics; 12. Convective Systems, Tornadoes and Thunderstorms; 13. Local Weather Effects; 14. Forecasting the Weather; 15. The Forecaster's Challenge; 16. The Changing Climate. Glossary. Further Reading.