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Cengage Learning's METEOROLOGY TODAY, 10E, International Edition brings course concepts to life with interactive learning, study, and exam preparation tools along with market leading text content for introductory meteorology courses. Whether you use a traditional printed text or the all digital METEOROLOGY TODAY, 10E, International Edition's CourseMate alternative, it's never been easier to better understand the underlying principles of meteorology and appreciate the dynamic nature of the inevitable weather phenomena that continually influence our lives.

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1. Introduction: Earth and Its Atmosphere. 2. Heating and Cooling Earth's Surface and Atmosphere. 3. Temperature: Seasonal and Daily Variation. 4. Water in the Atmosphere. 5. Atmospheric Condensation. 6. Atmospheric Stability and Clouds. 7. Precipitation. 8. Atmospheric Pressure and Wind Flow. 9. Small Scale and Local Winds. 10. Global Wind. 11. Air Masses and Frontal Systems. 12. Cyclones of the Middle Latitudes. 13. Forecasting the Weather. 14. Severe Weather Thunderstorms and Tornadoes. 15. Tropical Cyclones. 16. Climate Change. 17. Climates of the World. 18. Atmospheric Pollution. 19. Atmospheric Optics.

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Don Ahrens is Professor Emeritus at Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California. The best-selling author of two Cengage Learning texts, Professor Ahrens received the Textbook and Academic Authors Association's McGuffey Longevity Award for the 9th Edition of his market-leading METEOROLOGY TODAY. He has influenced countless professionals in the field of atmospheric science as well as hundreds of thousands of students who use his books to better understand weather and climate. In 2007, the National Weather Association awarded Professor Ahrens a lifetime achievement award for these accomplishments.

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