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The Atmosphere An Introduction to Meteorology Fourteenth Edition Frederick K. Lutgens Edward J. Tarbuck Redina L. Herman illustrated by Dennis Tasa 330 Hudson Street, NY NY 10013 Courseware Portfolio Management, Director: Jeanne Zalesky Sponsoring Editor: Nancy Whilton Courseware Director, Content Development: Jennifer Hart Development Editor: Veronica Jurgena Managing Producer: Kristen Flathman Content Producer: Chandrika Madhavan Courseware Editorial Assistant: Kristen Stephens Rich Media Content Producers: Ziki Dekel Full-Service Vendor: Cenveo® Publisher Services Copyeditor: Sally Peyrefitte Compositor: Cenveo® Publisher Services Design Manager: Mark Ong Interior Designer and Cover Designer: Mark Ong Illustrators: International Mapping Rights & Permissions Project Manager: Cenveo® Publisher Services Rights & Permissions Management: Ben Ferrini Photo Researcher: Kristin Piljay Manufacturing Buyer: Stacey Weinberger Director of Product Marketing: Allison Rona Product Marketing Manager: Alysun Burns Cover Photo Credits: CIRA/NOAA Copyright © 2019, 2016, 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise. For information regarding permissions, request forms and the appropriate contacts within the Pearson Education Global Rights & Permissions department, please visit www.pearsoned.com/permissions/. Acknowledgments of third-party content appear on page C-1, which constitutes an extension of this copyright page. PEARSON, ALWAYS LEARNING, and MasteringMeteorology™ are exclusive trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries owned by Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. Unless otherwise indicated herein, any third-party trademarks that may appear in this work are the property of their respective owners and any references to third-party trademarks, logos, or other trade dress are for demonstrative or descriptive purposes only. Such references are not intended to imply any sponsorship, endorsement, authorization, or promotion of Pearson’s products by the owners of such marks, or any relationship between the owner and Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates, authors, licensees, or distributors. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Lutgens, Frederick K., author. | Tarbuck, Edward J., author. | Herman, Redina L., author. | Tasa, Dennis, illustrator. Title: The atmosphere : an introduction to meteorology / Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck, Redina L. Herman; illustrated by Dennis Tasa. Description: Fourteenth edition. | New York : Pearson, 2018. Identifiers: LCCN 2017049640 Subjects: LCSH: Atmosphere. | Meteorology. | Weather. Classification: LCC QC861.2 .L87 2018 | DDC 551.5--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017049640 5 4 3 2 1 16 17 18 19 20 (Student edition) ISBN 10: 0-134-75858-7 (Student edition) ISBN 13: 978-0-134-75858-9 www.pearson.com Brief Contents 1 Introduction to the Atmosphere 2 Heating Earth’s Surface and Atmosphere 3 Temperature 4 Moisture and Atmospheric Stability 5 Forms of Condensation and Precipitation 6 Air Pressure and Winds 7 Circulation of the Atmosphere 8 Air Masses 9 Midlatitude Cyclones 10 Thunderstorms and Tornadoes 11 Hurricanes 12 Weather Analysis and Forecasting 13 Air Pollution 14 The Changing Climate 15 World Climates 16 Optical Phenomena of the Atmosphere Appendix A Metric Units Appendix B Explanation and Decoding of the Daily Weather Map Appendix C Relative Humidity and Dew-Point Tables Appendix D Laws Relating to Gases Appendix E Newton’s Laws, Pressure–Gradient Force, and Coriolis Force Appendix F Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Appendix G Climate Data Glossary Credits Index Mastering Meterology Media
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