{"product_id":"atmosphere-the-9780134758589","title":"Atmosphere The","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout our authors\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFred Lutgens\u003c\/strong\u003e received his BS and MS from Illinois State University. \u003cstrong\u003eEd Tarbuck\u003c\/strong\u003e received his BS from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and his MA from Indiana University. Both are professors emeriti from Illinois Central College. They have been good friends and colleagues since 1970. Joining Lutgens and Tarbuck for the first time in the 14th edition is Redina Herman who received her PhD from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetween them, they have more than 60 years of experience teaching geoscience to undergraduates, and both have been recognized with awards as excellent and inspiring professors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLutgens and Tarbuck published their first college text, \u003cstrong\u003eEarth Science\u003c\/strong\u003e, in 1976. That book, winner of the McGuffy Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association, is now in its 15th edition. In 1983, as the first edition of \u003cstrong\u003eEarth\u003c\/strong\u003e was being prepared, renowned geoscience \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction to the Atmosphere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Heating Earth's Surface and Atmosphere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Temperature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Moisture and Atmospheric Stability \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Forms of Condensation and Precipitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Air Pressure and Winds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Circulation of the Atmosphere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Air Masses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Midlatitude Cyclones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Thunderstorms and Tornadoes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hurricanes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Weather Analysis and Forecasting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Air Pollution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Changing Climate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e World Climates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptical Phenomena of the Atmosphere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e  APPENDICES  \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetric Units \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplanation and Decoding of the Daily Weather Map\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelative Humidity and Dew-Point Tables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaws Relating to Gases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewton's Laws, Pressure--Gradient Force, and Coriolis Force\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClimate Data \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education (US)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732340126039,"sku":"9780134758589","price":164.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/atmosphere-the-9780134758589","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}