The atmosphere: an introduction to meteorology
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| adam_text | Contents
Preface xvi
The Atmosphere and Media Walkthrough xx
Introduction to
the Atmosphere 2
Focus on Concepts 3
Focus on the Atmosphere 4
Weather in the United States 4
Meteorology, Weather, and Climate 4
Atmospheric Hazards: Assault by the Elements 7
Eye on the Atmosphere 7
The Nature of Scientific Inquiry 8
Hypothesis 9
Theory 9
BOX 1-1 Monitoring Earth from Space 10
Scientific Methods 10
Earth s Spheres 12
The Geosphere 13
The Atmosphere 13
The Hyd rosphere 13
The Biosphere 14
Earth as a System 15
Earth System Science 15
The Earth System 16
Composition of the Atmosphere 17
Major Components 17
Carbon Dioxide 17
BOX 1-2 The Carbon Cycle: One of Earth s
Subsystems 18
Variable Components 19
BOX 1-3 Origin and Evolution of Earth s
Atmosphere 20
Ozone Depletion—A Global Issue 22
The Antarctic Ozone Hole 23
Effects of Ozone Depletion 23
Montreal Protocol 23
Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere 24
Pressure Changes 24
Professional Profile: Kathy Orr, Broadcast
Meteorologist 25
Temperature Changes 26
Eye on the Atmosphere 26
Vertical Variations in Composition 29
Ionosphere 29
Eye on the Atmosphere 29
The Auroras 30
Give It Some Thought 31
INTRODUCTION TO THE ATMOSPHERE IN REVIEW 32
VOCABULARY REVIEW 33
PROBLEMS 33
WAVE RF/PHOTOIIBRARY
2 Heating Earth s Surface
and Atmosphere 34
Focus on Concepts 35
Earth-Sun Relationships 36
Earth s Motions 36
What Causes the Seasons? 36
Earth s Orientation 38
Solstices and Equinoxes 39
BOX 2-1 When Are the Seasons? 40
Eye on the Atmosphere 43
Energy, Temperature, and Heat 43
Forms of Energy 43
Temperature 44
Heat 44
Mechanisms of Heat Transfer 44
Conduction 44
Convection 45
Radiation 46
Laws of Radiation 47
BOX 2-2 Radiation Laws 48
Severe and Hazardous Weather: The Ultraviolet Index 49
What Happens to Incoming Solar Radiation? 50
Reflection and Scattering 50
Absorption of Solar Radiation 52
Eye on the Atmosphere 53
The Role of Gases in the Atmosphere 53
Heating the Atmosphere 53
The Greenhouse Effect 54
Earth s Heat Budget 56
Annual Energy Balance 56
Eye on the Atmosphere 57
BOX 2-3 Solar Power 58
Latitudinal Heat Balance 59
Contents IX
MARTIN WOIKE/AGEFOTOSTOCK
Give It Some Thought 60
HEATING EARTH S SURFACE AND ATMOSPHERE
IN REVIEW 61
VOCABULARY REVIEW 62
PROBLEMS 62
3 Temperature 64
Focus on Concepts 65
For the Record: Air-Temperature Data 66
Basic Calculations 66
Isotherms 66
Why Temperatures Vary: The Controls of Temperature 67
Land and Water 68
BOX 3-I North America s Hottest and
Coldest Places 69
Ocean Currents 71
Altitude 72
Eye on the Atmosphere 74
Geographic Position 74
Cloud Cover and Albedo 75
Severe and Hazardous Weather: Heat Waves 76
World Distribution of Temperatures 76
Eye on the Atmosphere 80
Cycles of Air Temperature 80
BOX 3-2 Latitude and Temperature Range 81
Daily Temperature Variations 81
Eye on the Atmosphere 83
Magnitude of Daily Temperature Changes 83
BOX 3-3 How Cities Influence Temperature:
The Urban Heat Island 84
Annual Temperature Variations 86
Temperature Measurement 86
Mechanical Thermometers 86
Electrical Thermometers 88
Instrument Shelters 88
Temperature Scales 89
BOX 3-4 Applying Temperature Data 90
Heat Stress and Windchill: Indices of Human Discomfort 90
Heat Stress—High Temperatures Plus High Humidities 91
Windchill— The Cooling Power of Moving Air 92
Professional Profile: Captain Ryan J. Harris, Military
Meteorologist 93
Give It Some Thought 94
TEMPERATURE IN REVIEW 95
VOCABULARY REVIEW 95
PROBLEMS 95
4 Moisture and
Atmospheric Stability 96
Focus on Concepts 97
Movement of Water Through the Atmosphere 98
Water: A Unique Substance 98
Water s Changes of State 100
Ice, Liquid Water, and Water Vapor 100
Latent Heat 101
Humidity: Water Vapor in the Air 103
Vapor Pressure and Saturation 104
Eye on the Atmosphere 105
Relative Humidity 106
How Relative Humidity Changes 106
BOX 4-1 Dry Air at 100 Percent Relative Humidity? 107
BOX 4-2 Humidifiers and Dehumidifiers 108
Natural Changes in Relative Humidity 108
Dew-Poi nt Tern peratu re 109
How Is Humidity Measured? 110
Adiabatic Temperature Changes 111
Adiabatic Cooling and Condensation 112
Processes That Lift Air 113
Orographic Lifting 113
Frontal Wedging 114
Convergence 114
BOX 4-3 Precipitation Records
and Mountainous Terrain 115
Localized Convective Lifting 115
Eye on the Atmosphere 116
The Critical Weathermaker: Atmospheric Stability 116
Types of Stability 117
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Stability and Daily Weather 119
How Stability Changes 121
Temperature Changes and Stability 121
Eye on the Atmosphere 121
Vertical Air Movement and Stability 121
BOX 4-4 Orographic Effects: Windward Precipitation
and Leeward Rain Shadows 122
Give It Some Thought 124
MOISTURE AND ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY IN REVIEW 125
VOCABULARY REVIEW 126
PROBLEMS 126
5 Forms of Condensation
and Precipitation 128
Focus on Concepts 129
Cloud Formation 130
Condensation Aloft 130
Growth of Cloud Droplets 130
Cloud Classification 131
High Clouds 132
Middle Clouds 132
Low Clouds 133
Clouds of Vertical Development 133
Cloud Varieties 135
BOX 5-1 Aircraft Contrails and Cloudiness 136
Eye on the Atmosphere 137
Types of Fog 137
Fogs Formed by Cooling 137
Evaporation Fogs 138
Flow Precipitation Forms 140
BOX 5-2 Science and Serendipity 141
Precipitation from Cold Clouds: The Bergeron Process 141
Eye on the Atmosphere 142
Precipitation from Warm Clouds:
The Collision-Coalescence Process 143
Forms of Precipitation 145
Rain 145
Snow 146
Sleet and Freezing Rain or Glaze 146
Hail 147
Severe and Hazardous Weather: Worst Winter
Weather 149
Rime 150
Precipitation Measurement 150
Standard Instruments 150
Measuring Snowfall 151
Eye on the Atmosphere 151
Precipitation Measurement by Weather Radar 152
Intentional Weather Modification 152
Snow and Rain Making 153
Fog and Cloud Dispersal 153
Hail Suppression 154
Frost Prevention 155
Give It Some Thought 157
FORMS OF CONDENSATION AND PRECIPITATION
IN REVIEW 158
VOCABULARY REVIEW 158
PROBLEMS 158
^ Air Pressure
and Winds ieo
Focus on Concepts 161
Wind and Air Pressure 162
Measuring Air Pressure 163
Pressure Changes with Altitude 164
Eye on the Atmosphere 165
Why Does Air Pressure Vary? 166
Influence of Temperature on Air Pressure 166
Influence of Water Vapor on Air Pressure 166
BOX 6-1 Air Pressure and Aviation 167
Airflow and Pressure 167
Factors Affecting Wind 168
Pressure Gradient Force 168
Coriolis Force 169
Friction 171
Winds Aloft 172
Geostrophic Flow 172
Curved Flow and the Gradient Wind 173
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SAM PELLISSIER/SUPERSTOCK
BOX 6-2 Do Baseballs Really Fly Farther
at Denver s Coors Field? 175
Surface Winds 176
How Winds Generate Vertical Air Motion 177
Eye on the Atmosphere 177
Vertical Airflow Associated with
Cyclones and Anticyclones 178
Factors That Promote Vertical Airflow 179
Eye on the Atmosphere 180
Wind Measurement 180
BOX 6-3 Wind Energy: An Alternative with Potential 182
Give It Some Thought 185
AIR PRESSURE AND WINDS IN REVIEW 186
VOCABULARY REVIEW 186
PROBLEMS 187
7 Circulation of the
Atmosphere iss
Focus on Concepts 189
Scales of Atmospheric Motion 190
Small- and Large-Scale Circulation 190
BOX 7-l Dust Devils 192
Structure of Wind Patterns 192
Local Winds 193
Land and Sea Breezes 193
Mountain and Valley Breezes 193
Chinook (Foehn) Winds 194
Katabatic (Fall) Winds 195
Country Breezes 195
Global Circulation 195
Single-Cell Circulation Model 195
Severe and Hazardous Weather: Santa Ana
Winds and Wildfires 196
Three-Cell Circulation Model 197
Pressure Zones Drive the Wind 198
Idealized Zonal Pressure Belts 198
Professional Profile: Sally Benson:
Climate and Energy Scientist 198
Semipermanent Pressure Systems: The Real World 199
Monsoons 201
The Asian Monsoon 201
Eye on the Atmosphere 202
The North American Monsoon 203
The Westerlies 204
Why Westerlies? 204
Waves in the Westerlies 205
Jet Streams 205
The Polar Jet Stream 206
Subtropical Jet Stream 207
Jet Streams and Earth s Heat Budget 207
Eye on the Atmosphere 208
Global Winds and Ocean Currents 208
The Importance of Ocean Currents 209
Ocean Currents and Upwelling 209
El Nino and La Nina and the Southern Oscillation 210
Impact of El Nino 211
Impact of La Nina 212
Southern Oscillation 212
Global Distribution of Precipitation 213
Eye on the Atmosphere 214
Zonal Distribution of Precipitation 214
Distribution of Precipitation over the Continents 215
BOX 7-2 Precipitation Regimes on a Hypothetical
Continent 216
Give It Some Thought 217
CIRCULATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE IN REVIEW 218
VOCABULARY REVIEW 219
§ Air Masses 220
Focus on Concepts 221
What Is an Air Mass? 222
Source Regions 223
Classifying Air Masses 223
Air-Mass Modification 224
Properties of North American Air Masses 225
Continental Polar (cP) and Continental Arctic (cA)
Air Masses 225
Lake-Effect Snow: Cold Air Over Warm Water 226
MICHAEL COLLIER
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Severe and Hazardous Weather:
The Siberian Express 227
Maritime Polar (mP) Air Masses 228
Eye on the Atmosphere 229
Severe and Hazardous Weather
An Extraordinary Lake-Effect Snowstorm 230
Maritime Tropical (mT) Air Masses 231
Eye on the Atmosphere 231
Severe and Hazardous Weather:
January 12, 2011 — Classic Nor easter 232
Continental Tropical (cT) Air Masses 235
Give it Some Thought 236
AIR MASSES IN REVIEW 236
VOCABULARY REVIEW 237
PROBLEMS 237
9 Midlatitude Cyclones 23s
Focus on Concepts 239
Frontal Weather 240
Warm Fronts 241
Cold Fronts 243
Stationary Fronts 245
Occluded Fronts 245
Drylines 245
Eye on the Atmosphere 247
Midlatitude Cyclones and the Polar-Front
Theory 248
Life Cycle of a Midlatitude Cyclone 248
Formation: The Clash of Two
Air Masses 248
Development of Cyclonic Flow 249
Mature Stage of a Midlatitude Cyclone 249
Occlusion: The Beginning of the End 249
Eye on the Atmosphere 250
Idealized Weather of a Midlatitude Cyclone 251
Flow Aloft and Cyclone Formation 252
Cyclonic and Anticyclonic Circulation 252
Box 9-1 Winds as a Forecasting Tool 253
Divergence and Convergence Aloft 254
Where Do Midlatitude Cyclones Form? 255
Patterns of Movement 255
Flow Aloft and Cyclone Migration 256
Eye on the Atmosphere 257
Anticyclonic Weather and Atmospheric
Blocking 257
Case Study of a Midlatitude Cyclone 258
Severe and Hazardous Weather:
The Midwest Floods of 2008 and 1993 262
A Modern View: The Conveyor Belt Model 264
Give it Some Thought 266
MIDLATITUDE CYCLONES IN REVIEW 266
VOCABULARY REVIEW 268
PROBLEMS 269
^0 Thunderstorms
and Tornadoes 270
Focus on Concepts 271
What s in a Name? 272
Thunderstorms 272
Air-Mass Thunderstorms 274
Stages of Development 274
Occurrence 276
Severe Thunderstorms 276
Supercell Thunderstorms 277
Squall Lines 278
Severe and Hazardous Weather: Flash Floods—
Thunderstorms Number-One Killer 279
Mesoscale Convective Complexes 281
Lightning and Thunder 281
Severe and Hazardous Weather: Downbursts 282
What Causes Lightning? 283
Lightning Strokes 284
Eye on the Atmosphere 285
Thunder 286
Tornadoes 286
The Development and Occurrence of Tornadoes 288
Tornado Development 288
Tornado Climatology 288
AlEXEY STIOP/ALAMY
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Severe and Hazardous Weather:
Surviving a Violent Tornado 290
Profile of а Tornado 291
Tornado Destruction 292
Tornado Intensity 293
Loss of Life 294
Tornado Forecasting 294
Professional Profile: Warren Faidley: Storm Chaser 295
Eye on the Atmosphere 296
Tornado Watches and Warnings 296
Doppler Radar 296
Give It Some Thought 298
THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES IN REVIEW 299
VOCABULARY REVIEW 300
PROBLEMS 300
Hurricanes 302
Focus on Concepts 303
Profile of a Hurricane 304
BOX 11-1 The Conservation of Angular Momentum 306
Hurricane Formation and Decay 307
Hurricane Formation 307
BOX 11-2 Naming Tropical Storms and Hurricanes 309
Hurricane Decay 309
Hurricane Destruction 310
Eye on the Atmosphere 310
Saffir-Simpson Scale 311
Storm Surge 311
Wind Damage 313
Heavy Rains and Inland Flooding 313
Estimating the Intensity of a Hurricane 313
Severe and Hazardous Weather:
Cyclone Nargis 314
Eye on the Atmosphere 315
Detecting, Tracking, and Monitoring Hurricanes 316
The Role of Satellites 316
Aircraft Reconnaissance 317
Severe and Hazardous Weather: Hurricane
Katrina from Space 318
Radar and Data Buoys 320
Hurricane Watches and Warnings 321
Hurricane Forecasting 321
Professional Profile: Daniel Brown: Senior Hurricane
Specialist, National Hurricane Center 322
Give It Some Thought 323
HURRICANES IN REVIEW 324
VOCABULARY REVIEW 325
PROBLEMS 325
22 Weather Analysis
H and Forecasting 326
Focus on Concepts 327
The Weather Business: A Brief Overview 328
Weather Analysis 329
Gathering Data 330
Weather Maps: Pictures of the Atmosphere 331
BOX 12-1 Constructing a Synoptic Weather Chart 332
Weather Forecasting Using Computers 332
Numerical Weather Prediction 333
Ensemble Forecasting 334
Role of the Forecaster 335
Other Forecasting Methods 335
Persistence Forecasting 335
Eye on the Atmosphere 336
Climatological Forecasting 336
BOX 12-2 Numerical Weather Prediction 337
Analog Method 338
Trend Forecasting 338
Upper Airflow and Weather Forecasting 338
Upper-Level Maps 338
The Connection Between Upper-Level How and Surface
Weather 341
Eye on the Atmosphere 342
Long-Range Forecasts 344
Forecast Accuracy 345
Satellites in Weather Forecasting 346
SMILEY N. POOL/RAPPORTPRESS/NEWCOM
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DOABLE/AMANA IMAGES/GLOW IMAGES
Professional Profile: Harold Brooks: Research
Meteorologist 347
What Type of Images Do Weather Satellites Provide? 347
Eye on the Atmosphere 350
Other Satellite Measurements 350
Give It Some Thought 351
WEATHER ANALYSIS AND FORECASTING
IN REVIEW 353
VOCABULARY REVIEW 353
PROBLEMS 354
13 Air Pollution 356
Focus on Concepts 357
The Threat of Air Pollution 358
Sources and Types of Air Pollution 360
Primary Pollutants 360
Severe and Hazardous Weather: The Great Smog
of 1952 361
Eye on the Atmosphere 362
BOX 13-1 Air Pollution Changing the Climate
of Cities 363
Secondary Pollutants 364
Trends in Air Quality 366
Establishing Standards 366
Air Quality Index 367
Meteorological Factors Affecting Air Pollution 368
Wind As a Factor 368
Severe and Hazardous Weather: Viewing an Air Pollution
Episode from Space 369
The Role of Atmospheric Stability 369
Acid Precipitation 371
Extent and Potency of Acid Precipitation 371
Eye on the Atmosphere 373
Effects of Acid Precipitation 373
Eye on the Atmosphere 375
Give It Some Thought 376
AIR POLLUTION IN REVIEW 377
VOCABULARY REVIEW 377
14 The Changing Climate 3?s
Focus on Concepts 379
The Climate System 380
How Is Climate Change Detected? 380
Seafloor Sediment—A Storehouse of Climate Data 382
Oxygen-Isotope Analysis 382
Climate Change Recorded in Glacial Ice 383
Tree Rings—Archives of Environmental History 383
Other Types of Proxy Data 384
Natural Causes of Climate Change 385
Plate Tectonics and Climate Change 386
Volcanic Activity and Climate Change 386
Variations in Earth s Orbit 388
BOX 14-1 Volcanism and Climate Change in the
Geologic Past 390
Solar Variability and Climate 390
Eye on the Atmosphere 392
Human Impact on Global Climate 392
Carbon Dioxide, Trace Gases, and Climate Change 392
Rising CO2 Levels 393
The Atmosphere s Response 393
The Role of Trace Gases 395
Eye on the Atmosphere 395
Climate-Feedback Mechanisms 397
Types of Feedback Mechanisms 397
Computer Models of Climate: Important yet Imperfect
Tools 398
How Aerosols Influence Climate 398
Some Possible Consequences of Global Warming 399
Sea-Level Rise 399
The Changing Arctic 402
Eye on the Atmosphere 403
Increasing Ocean Acidity 404
The Potential for Surprises 404
Professional Profile: Michael Mann: Climate Change
Scientist 405
Give It Some Thought 406
THE CHANGING CLIMATE IN REVIEW 406
VOCABULARY REVIEW 407
DAVID VAUGHAN/PHOTO RESEARCHERS, INC.
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MICHAEL GIANNECHINI/PHOTO RESEARCHERS, INC.
15 World Climates 408
Focus on Concepts 409
Climate Classification 410
Climate Controls: A Summary 412
Latitude 412
Land and Water 413
Geographic Position and Prevailing Winds 413
BOX 15-1 Climate Diagrams 414
Mountains and Highlands 414
Ocean Currents 414
Pressure and Wind Systems 415
World Climates—An Overview 415
The Wet Tropics (Af, Am) 415
Temperature Characteristics 417
BOX 15-2 Clearing the Tropical Rain Forest—
The Impact on Its Soils 418
Precipitation Characteristics 419
Tropical Wet and Dry (Aw) 419
Temperature Characteristics 419
Precipitation Characteristics 420
The Monsoon 421
The Cw Variant 422
The Dry Climates (B) 422
What Is Meant by Dry ? 423
Subtropical Desert (BWh) and Steppe (BSh) 423
BOX 15-3 The Disappearing Aral Sea-A Large Lake
Becomes a Barren Wasteland 425
West Coast Subtropical Deserts 426
Middle-Latitude Desert (ВШ) and Steppe (BSk) 428
Humid Middle-Latitude Climates with Mild Winters (C) 429
Humid Subtropical Climate (С/я) 429
The Marine West Coast Climate (Cfb) 430
Eye on the Atmosphere 430
The Dry-Summer Subtropical (Mediterranean) Climate
(Csa, Csb) 432
Humid Continental Climates with Severe Winters (D) 433
Humid Continental Climate (Dfa) 433
The Subarctic Climate (D/c, Dfd) 435
The Polar Climates [E) 436
The Tundra Climate (ET) 436
The Ice-Cap Climate (EF) 438
Highland Climates 439
Severe and Hazardous Weather: Drought-A Costly
Atmospheric Hazard 440
Eye on the Atmosphere 442
Give It Some Thought 443
WORLD CLIMATES IN REVIEW 444
VOCABULARY REVIEW 446
PROBLEMS 447
15 Optical Phenomena
of the Atmosphere 448
Focus on Concepts 449
Interactions of Light and Matter 450
Reflection 450
Refraction 450
Mirages 453
BOX 16-1 Are Highway Mirages Real? 454
Eye on the Atmosphere 455
Rainbows 455
Halos, Sun Dogs, and Solar Pillars 458
Glories 461
Other Optical Phenomena 461
Coronas 461
Iridescent Clouds 462
Eye on the Atmosphere 462
Give It Some Thought 463
OPTICAL PHENOMENA OF THE ATMOSPHERE
IN REVIEW 464
VOCABULARY REVIEW 464
Appendix A Metric Units 465
Appendix B Explanation and Decoding of the Daily
Weather Map 469
Appendix C Relative Humidity and Dew-Point
Tables 476
Appendix D Laws Relating to Gases 478
Appendix E Newton s Laws, Pressure-Gradient Force,
and Coriolis Force 479
Appendix F Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale 481
Appendix G Climate Data 482
Glossary 488
Index 498
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| spelling | Lutgens, Frederick K. 1945- Verfasser (DE-588)139215905 aut The atmosphere an introduction to meteorology Frederick K. Lutgens ; Edward J. Tarbuck 12. ed., Internat. ed. Boston [u.a.] Pearson 2013 XIX, 506 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 28 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index Atmosphere Meteorology Weather Atmosphäre (DE-588)4003397-1 gnd rswk-swf Meteorologie (DE-588)4038953-4 gnd rswk-swf 1\p (DE-588)4151278-9 Einführung gnd-content 2\p (DE-588)4123623-3 Lehrbuch gnd-content Meteorologie (DE-588)4038953-4 s Atmosphäre (DE-588)4003397-1 s DE-604 Tarbuck, Edward J. 1940- Verfasser (DE-588)139215824 aut Digitalisierung UB Bamberg - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=024884275&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
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| title_full | The atmosphere an introduction to meteorology Frederick K. Lutgens ; Edward J. Tarbuck |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The atmosphere an introduction to meteorology Frederick K. Lutgens ; Edward J. Tarbuck |
| title_short | The atmosphere |
| title_sort | the atmosphere an introduction to meteorology |
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| topic_facet | Atmosphere Meteorology Weather Atmosphäre Meteorologie Einführung Lehrbuch |
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