Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere

About this book

This updated and enhanced seventh edition of ESSENTIALS OF METEOROLOGY is written by the most widely read and authoritative author in introductory meteorology-Donald Ahrens. Ahrenss ability to explain relatively complicated ideas in a student-friendly manageable fashion allows even non-science students to visualize the principles of meteorology. The texts clear and inviting narrative is supplemented by numerous pedagogical features that encourage observing calculating and synthesizing information. New critical thinking questions linked to key figures and concept animation boxes point to online animations and appendices allowing students to immediately apply the text material to the world around themand understand the underlying meteorological principles.