Description: Atmospheric Science : An Introductory Survey, Hardcover by Wallace, John M.; Hobbs, Peter Victor, ISBN 012732951X, ISBN-13 9780127329512, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Atmospheric Science, Second 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 th; 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 throughoutExtensive numerical and qualitative exercises emphasize the application of basic physical principles to problems in the atmospheric sciencesBiographical footnotes summarize the lives and work of scientists mentioned in the text, and provide students with a sense of the long history of meteorologyCompanion website encourages more advanced exploration of text topics: supplementary information, images, and bonus exercises
Price: 79.34 USD
Location: Jessup, Maryland
End Time: 2024-11-20T06:12:21.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Book Title: Atmospheric Science : An Introductory Survey
Number of Pages: 504 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Atmospheric Science : an Introductory Survey
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2006
Subject: Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology
Features: Revised
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 55.5 Oz
Author: John M. Wallace, Peter V. Hobbs
Subject Area: Science
Item Length: 10.9 in
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Hardcover
