Publisher's Synopsis
This book provides an explanation of weather, with material arranged in a traditional sequence and concludes with a discussion of contemporary climatic issues, such as air pollution meteorology. The text defines technical terms as soon as they are introduced and illustrates concepts with photographs and reference to familiar, everyday phenomena. Sections on weather-monitoring techniques and instruments illustrate the way in which data is gathered and the limitations of technology. Concepts that have been developed in previous chapters are integrated in a chapter on weather forecasting. Basic meteorology is applied to air quality, and the many possible causes of climate change are examined in a chapter on climatic variability.
