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

by C. Donald Ahrens

METEOROLOGY TODAY, Ninth Edition, is one of the most widely used and authoritative texts for the introductory meteorology course. This ninth edition helps you understand and appreciate the dynamic nature of the inevitable weather phenomena that continually influence our lives. The text's clear and inviting narrative is supplemented by numerous pedagogical features that encourage observing, calculating, and synthesizing information.

Genres: Science, Reference, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Earth Sciences, College, Environment

624 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[Lara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating!

[Tom S · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book on meteorology ever! For a college level course, it's quite intuitive. I don't know what I would do at the meteorology event at science Olympiad without it. The section on humidity. I would have read it even if I weren't in Scioly. I recommend it to everyone who wants to know what's going on around them, or be able to look up at the sky and know what weather is coming WITHOUT tuning into the weather channel.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very accessible and readable text that explains the fundamentals of atmospheric science. I read it cover to cover my quarter in grad school. Very helpful--and interesting, too.

[ahmed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very much deep into the science of air covering earth surface that is fair enough for amateur stargazers. I started stargazing lately, and I thought it is much holistic to understand the atmosphere since my eye is on the sky and light interaction with atmosphere produces many tricky things. Now, I look to the stars, planets and the sun with different perspective as I understand what is perceived with my eyes is almost an illusion and not as it looks!

[Jonathan Spencer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this as the text for an introductory meteorology class at a community college. I found it thorough and engaging.

[Rashed · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting, very clear. Highly recommended for Meteorology students.

[Mohsin Alkhadher · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Chris Seltzer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly standard textbook. It covers the basics, is well organized, and contains compelling media to help students learn. If you're looking for an introductory text to Meteorology this is about as good as any.

[Francisco Tapiador · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good introduction at non-mathematical level.

[Bob]

I want to read

[Angela · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not a fan of meteorology. I learned a few interesting tid-bits, but am SO glad this class is OVER!

[Jeff Knoblauch · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great book. I used it to homeschool my daughter in natural science. It implored easy to understand language and yet imparted a lot of information.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned so much from this book!! It was confusing at times, but it covered a ton of topics!

[Jackie]

Reading this for class.. finding relevant information every time I watch the weather.

[Jimmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, clear, through introduction to meteorology, with a couple exceptions. Chapter 4 covers atmospheric visuals (refraction, mirages, sun dogs, etc.) and chapter 17 covers air pollution; in both cases, the author fails to explain what either topic has to do with meteorology or weather forecasting. Chapter 19 also has a section on "global warming".