Weather affects your life every day. From the transformation
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Meteorology: An Introduction
to the Wonders of the Weather
Taught by Professor Robert G. Fovell,
University of California, Los Angeles
1. Nature Abhors Extremes
2. Temperature, Pressure,
and Density
3. Atmosphere—
Composition and Origin
4. Radiation and the
Greenhouse Effect
5. Sphericity, Conduction,
and Convection
6. Sea Breezes and Santa Anas
7. An Introduction to
Atmospheric Moisture
8. Bringing Air to Saturation
9. Clouds, Stability,
and Buoyancy, Part 1
10. Clouds, Stability,
and Buoyancy, Part 2
11. Whence and Whither the Wind,
Part 1
12. Whence and Whither the Wind,
Part 2
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13. The Global Atmospheric
Circulation
14. Fronts and
Extratropical Cyclones
15. Middle Troposphere—
Troughs and Ridges
16. Wind Shear—
Horizontal and Vertical
17. Mountain Influences on
the Atmosphere
18. Thunderstorms, Squall Lines,
and Radar
19. Supercells, Tornadoes,
and Dry Lines
20. Ocean Influences on Weather
and Climate
21. Tropical Cyclones
22. Light and Lightning
23. Prediction and Predictability
24. The Imperfect Forecast
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