Atmospheric Science
An Introductory Survey
- 3rd Edition - October 1, 2029
- Latest edition
- Authors: John Michael Wallace, Joel Thornton, David S. Battisti
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 8 6 9 1 6 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 8 6 9 5 5 - 5
Atmospheric Science, Third Edition is the long-awaited update of the classic atmospheric science text, which helped define the field nearly 30 years ago and has served as the corne… Read more
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Atmospheric Science, Third Edition is the long-awaited update of the classic atmospheric science text, which helped define the field nearly 30 years ago and has served as the cornerstone for most university curricula. Now students and professionals alike can use this updated classic to understand atmospheric phenomena in the context of the latest discoveries, and prepare themselves for more advanced study and real-life problem solving.
This latest edition of Atmospheric Science has been revamped in terms of content and appearance. It contains new chapters on atmospheric chemistry, the Earth system, the atmospheric boundary layer, and climate, as well as enhanced treatment of atmospheric dynamics, radiative transfer, severe storms, and global warming. The authors illustrate concepts with full-color, state-of-the-art imagery and cover a vast amount of new information in the field. Extensive numerical and qualitative exercises help students apply basic physical principles to atmospheric problems. There are also biographical footnotes summarizing the work of key scientists, along with a student companion website that hosts climate data; answers to quantitative exercises; full solutions to selected exercises; skew-T log p chart; related links, appendices; and more. The instructor website features: instructor’s guide; solutions to quantitative exercises; electronic figures from the book; plus supplementary images for use in classroom presentations.
Meteorology students at both advanced undergraduate and graduate levels will find this book extremely useful.
- Full-color satellite imagery and cloud photographs illustrate principles throughout
- Extensive numerical and qualitative exercises emphasize the application of basic physical principles to problems in the atmospheric sciences
- Biographical footnotes summarize the lives and work of scientists mentioned in the text, and provide students with a sense of the long history of meteorology
- Companion website encourages more advanced exploration of text topics: supplementary information, images, and bonus exercises
Meteorology students (advanced undergraduate and graduate levels)
1. Introduction and Overview2. The Earth System3. Atmospheric Thermodynamics4. Radiative Transfer5. Atmospheric Chemistry6. Cloud Microphysics7. Atmospheric Dynamics8. Weather Systems9. The Atmospheric Boundary Layer10. Climate Dynamics
- Edition: 3
- Latest edition
- Published: October 1, 2029
- Language: English
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John Michael Wallace
John M. Wallace is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences of the University of Washington. He served as Department Chair from 1983–1988. He is a recipient of the James B. Macelwane and Roger Revelle Medals of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), and the Clarence Leroy Meisinger Award and Carl-Gustav Rossby Medal of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). He is a Fellow of the AGU and the AMS, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the co-author (with Peter Hobbs) of Atmospheric Sciences: An Introductory Survey (2006), one of the most influential textbooks in the field.
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Joel Thornton
Joel A. Thornton is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington. He has served as Department Chair since 2022. He is the recipient of the Henry G. Houghton Award from the American Meteorological Society and the ASCENT Award from the American Geophysical Union. He has served as a co-editor of the journals Geophysical Research Letters and Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, and serves on the editorial board of the Royal Society of Chemistry's journal Environmental Science: Atmospheres.
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David S. Battisti
David S. Battisti is Professor and Tamaki Chair of Atmospheric Sciences in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington. He is a recipient of the Carl-Gustav Rossby Research Medal of the AMS and was a Carnegie Centennial Professor of Scotland from 2014-16. He is a Fellow of the AGU and the AMS, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a co-editor of the journal Weather and Climate Dynamics.