Table of Content

1. PHYSICAL AND DYNAMIC CLIMATOLOGY.
1. The Basis of Modern Climatology.
2. The Energy Balance.
3. Atmospheric Temperatures.
4. Moisture in the Atmosphere.
5. Motion in the Atmosphere.
6. Global Circulation of the Atmosphere.
7. Oceans and Inter-Annual Variations in Climate.
8. Air Mass and Synoptic Climatology.
9. The Nature and Hazard of Atmospheric Extreme Events.
2. REGIONAL CLIMATOLOGY.
10. Regional Climate: Scales of Study.
11. Tropical Climates.
12. The Mid-Latitude Climates.
13. Polar and Highland Climates.
3. PAST AND FUTURE CLIMATES.
14. Reconstructing the Past.
15. Natural Causes of Climatic Change.
16. The Warming of Planet Earth.
4. APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY.
17. The Human Response to Climate.
18. Climate, Agriculture and Industry.
19. Global Changes in Atmospheric Chemistry: Acid Precipitation and Ozone Depletion.
20. Statistical Analysis Using Climatic Data.

Salient Features

• NEW—New section on applied climatology.
• NEW—New chapter on statistical methods.
• NEW—Quantitative boxes.
• NEW—An expanded section on oceans and atmosphere/ocean interactions.
• NEW—Expanded treatment of recent climatic change and global warming.
• NEW—Expanded glossary.
• NEW—Review questions—Added to the end of each chapter.
• Concentration on climate rather than meteorology.
• Descriptions of atmospheric processes and their applications to specific regions and locations.
• Widely publicized atmospheric events—Placed within the entire framework of climate change.
• Relationships between climate and people—Discussed in detail.
• The meaning of atmospheric science—Explained beyond the daily weather map.