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MindTap for Ahrens/Henson's Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment, 1 term Instant Access, 13th Edition

C. Donald Ahrens, Robert Henson

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MindTap for Ahrens/Henson's Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment, 1 term Instant Access 13th Edition by C. Donald Ahrens/Robert Henson
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MindTap for Ahrens/Henson's Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment, 13th Edition, is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course -- to provide engaging content, to challenge every individual and to build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You.

MindTap for Meteorology Today MindTap is well beyond an eBook, or a homework solution. MindTap is a personal learning experience that combines all of your digital assets -- readings, multimedia, activities, study tools and assessments -- into a singular learning path to improve student outcomes in your Earth Science course.

The 13th edition of MindTap for Meteorology course contains: Case Study activities with summaries and questions written by co-author Bob Henson, concept check activities, animations and videos, and homework activities that solidify concepts at an appropriately rigorous level.

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Meet the Authors

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C. Donald Ahrens

Don Ahrens is an emeritus professor at Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California. 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 him a lifetime achievement award for these accomplishments. The best-selling author of three Cengage texts -- METEOROLOGY TODAY, ESSENTIALS OF METEOROLOGY and EXTREME WEATHER AND CLIMATE -- Professor Ahrens received the Textbook and Academic Authors Association’s McGuffey Longevity Award for the 9th edition of METEOROLOGY TODAY. Professor Ahrens completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in meteorology at San Jose State University and his doctorate at the University of Northern Colorado.

Robert Henson

Robert Henson is among the nation’s most widely read writers on weather and climate. He is a regular contributor to the Yale Climate Connections website and a contributing editor at the Texas Climate News website and Weatherwise magazine. Prior to his freelance career, Henson was a staff writer and editor at Weather Underground and at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, which manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research. An expert on tornadoes, thunderstorms and hurricanes, Henson has also analyzed how TV weathercasters cover major storms and report on climate change. His books include THE THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, whose original edition was shortlisted for the UK Royal Society Prize for Science Books.

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  • CONCEPT ANIMATIONS: These carefully crafted depictions of important processes and phenomena are now introduced at the front of the textbook in a dedicated section. Concept Animations include illustrations of atmospheric stability, ice crystal formation, the stages of midlatitude cyclones and more, and are accessed through the MindTap platform, which can be acquired separately or together with print or loose-leaf versions of the textbook.
  • MindTap for Meteorology Today is well beyond an eBook, or a homework solution. MindTap is a personal learning experience that combines all of your digital assets -- readings, multimedia, activities, study tools and assessments -- into a singular learning path to improve student outcomes in your Earth Science course.
  • NTERACTIVE MAPPING ACTIVITIES NEW interactive mapping activities help build scientific literacy among students through their analysis of weather maps.
  • BASIC MATH and SCIENCE REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES “Brushing Up on the Basics” are pre-course activities that allow students to brush up on their Graphing, Data Interpretation and Science Process skills necessary for success in the course.
  • REAL-WORLD METEOROLOGY VIDEOS Fresh, updated videos within MindTap show course concepts within a real-world context. Assessment questions ensure student engagement with visualizations.
  • ACCESS EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE PLACE. Cut down on prep with preloaded, organized course materials in MindTap. Teach more efficiently with interactive multimedia, assignments, quizzes and more. And give your students the power to read, listen and study on their phones, so they can learn on their terms.

Table of Contents

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1. Earth and Its Atmosphere.
2. Energy: Warming and Cooling Earth and the Atmosphere.
3. Seasonal and Daily Temperatures.
4. Atmospheric Humidity.
5. Condensation: Dew, Fog and Clouds.
6. Stability and Cloud Development.
7. Precipitation.
8. Air Pressure and Winds.
9. Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems.
10. Wind: Global Systems.
11. Air Masses and Fronts.
12. Middle-Latitude Cyclones.
13. Weather Forecasting.
14. Thunderstorms.
15. Tornadoes.
16. Hurricanes.
17. Earth's Changing Climate.
18. Global Climate.
19. Air Pollution.
20. Light, Color and Atmospheric Optics.

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  • ISBN-10: 0357452356
  • ISBN-13: 9780357452356
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