Customer Review: This text is an excellent resource for an Introductory Meteorology course. Each chapter and topic built upon learning from the previous chapters and topics. This text not only covered detailed information about all meteorological topics, but also contained current event information from the past... more info
Customer Review: I liked this book alot when I was in climatology. It isn't longwinded and is explained in plain english. It's Good as a source book, but goes into great detail (even too much) in some sections and not enough in other parts. Overall, it's a bit too expensive if you aren't using this for a... more info
Customer Review: Very Comprehensive Simple explanations. cover all the important topics in meteorology and atmospheric science. Very helpful in my first course of atmospheric science
Customer Review: My first copy was pretty worn, so I decided to buy this edition. Really interesting new stories, not only from the Pardeys expereinces in storms, but also from others. I liked the deductions made by folks from both ends of the experience spectrum, one a real novice, others all along the expereince... more info
Customer Review: Simply put, this is the only assigned text I kept from my college years. It's compact size and overall readability are excellent. Although intended for advanced undergrads and beginning graduate students, it's still a great reference for multi-disciplinary scientists, basic global circulation... more info
Customer Review: R. R. Rogers and M. K. Yau develop and demonstrate the concepts of thermodynamics and transport processes that control formation of rain, hail, snow and fog. The book is concise, yet precise, and provides a coherent course material for cloud physics. The book introduces the essential thermodynamics... more info
Customer Review: I highly recommend this book for those interested in atmospheric science statistical methods. Three cheers and five stars for this great book.
Customer Review: this book has the potential to become the Textbook for modern topics in GFD. you will still need Gill's, Pedlosky's GFD, and Holton's to give you a complete classical training. After that, there are no lack of more modern approaches such as this book, McWilliams', and Salmon's. combined with the... more info