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Ch 1: Introduction to the Atmosphere
Sec 1.1: Focus on the Atmosphere
Sec 1.2: The Nature of Scientific Inquiry
Sec 1.3: Earth as a System
Sec 1.4: Composition of the Atmosphere
Sec 1.5: Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere
Chapter Review Questions
Ch 2: Heating Earth's Surface & Atmosphere
Sec 2.1: Earth-Sun Relationships
Sec 2.2: Energy, Temperature, & Heat
Sec 2.3: Mechanisms of Heat Transfer
Sec 2.4: What Happens to Incoming Solar Radiation?
Sec 2.5: The Role of Gases in the Atmosphere
Sec 2.6: Earth's Energy Budget
Chapter Review Questions
Ch 3: Temperature
Sec 3.1: Air Temperature Data
Sec 3.2: Cycles of Air Temperature
Sec 3.3: Why Temperatures Vary
Sec 3.4: Global Distribution of Temperature
Sec 3.5: Temperature Measurement
Sec 3.6: Applying Temperature Data
Chapter Review Questions
Ch 4: Moisture & Atmospheric Stability
Sec 4.1: Water on Earth
Sec 4.2: Water's Changes of State
Sec 4.3: Humidity: Water Vapor in the Air
Sec 4.4: Relative Humidity & Dew-Point Temperature
Sec 4.5: Adiabatic Temperature Changes & Cloud Formation
Sec 4.6: Processes That Lift Air
Sec 4.7: Atmospheric Stability: The Critical Weathermaker
Sec 4.8: Stability & Daily Weather
Chapter Review Questions
Ch 5: Forms of Condensation & Precipitation
Sec 5.1: Cloud Formation
Sec 5.2: Cloud Classification
Sec 5.3: Types of Fog
Sec 5.4: How Precipitation Forms
Sec 5.5: Forms of Precipitation
Sec 5.6: Precipitation Measurement
Sec 5.7: Planned & Inadvertent Weather Modification
Appendices
Appendix A: Metric Units
Appendix B: Explanation and Decoding of the Daily Weather Map
Appendix C: Relative Humidity and Dew-Point Tables
Appendix D: Laws Relating to Gases
Appendix E: Newton's Laws, Pressure-Gradient Force, and Coriolis Force
Appendix F: Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
Appendix G: Climate Data
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Appendix F:
Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale
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