Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment [Hardcover]

C. Donald Ahrens (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0314027793 | ISBN-13: 978-0314027795 | Publication Date: September 7, 1994 | Edition: 5th

Designed for non-majors. This text conveys meteorological concepts in a visual and practical manner while at the same time providing students with comprehensive background in basic meteorology. The most current topics in weather are covered including the flood of 1993 Hurricane Iniki Hurricane Hugo ozone depletion the Greenhouse Effect the latest in forecasting technology and an entirely new chapter on air pollution (Ch. 17). A 4-color cloud chart is provided at the end of the text.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 616 pages
• Publisher: West Group; 5th edition (September 7, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0314027793
• ISBN-13: 978-0314027795
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,044,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, February 23, 2005

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Randy Given (Manchester, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment (with InfoTrac and Blue Skies CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

This is a great book. It was expensive (aren't all college textbooks?), but worth it.

As a beginning weather hobbyist with a new weather station, I have been looking at many weather books over the past couple months. I have been disappointed. Most seem geared to elementary school levels. A couple handfuls are for the general population, a few intermediate, and a couple handfuls are for more advanced hobbyists or professionals.

This book was one of the very few that I would strongly recommend. The information is great and presented very well. It is colorful and slick (yes, substance is more important than slickness, but this book has both).

I found the CD less than useful, so I tried it and removed it. You won't be missing anything, really. The book has it all. Just a great book.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing extras, January 17, 2005

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This review is from: Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment (with InfoTrac and Blue Skies CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

For a meteorology reference tool, save money and buy the book used without the CD or infotrac. The blueskies CD is only good for one year from activiation according to the license agreement and infotrac is a 4 month subscription to online databases that are largely available for free at the public library.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fairly good introduction to the subject of meteorology, January 1, 2001

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"tornadogenius" (Tempe, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meteorology Today (Non InfoTrac Version): An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment (Hardcover)

This text is a very basic introduction to the world of meteorology. The writing style is very simplistic, as the book seems to be intended for non-science majors. There are very few quantitative portions and the few math portions that are there could use a little more expansion. All in all, this book is suitable for anyone who wants an introduction to the weather without having to do numerous calculations.