A current, thorough, conversational, and scientifically sound resource on meteorology.

A World of Weather: Fundamentals of Meteorology presents basic principles that enable students to gain a ""thorough possession"" of the underlying scientific principles of meteorology and to be able to think critically about them. This text shows how fundamental concepts fit together to form a conceptual pyramid that explains how the atmosphere really works. It shows students how to apply the concepts learned by offering examples based on real weather data.

A World of Weather is:

• designed for lifelong learning students are given the design, tools, and building blocks to construct their own pyramid of learning.
• written in a conversational style this encourages students to engage in the material.
• hands-on students experience real weather data through the NEW online component.

A World of Weather features:

• common unit conversion formulas and a description of Metric (SI) orders of magnitude.
• information on building and interpreting the station model.
• Weather Folklore and Commentary in many chapters.
• Focus on Optics sections that expose students to the colorful wonders of the sky.
• Electronic Resources housed on a monitored website.

NEW to the 6th edition:

• Reflects recent weather events, including a nor'easter in January 2016, California's wet winter 2016-2017, El Niño, Hurricane Harvey, and more!
• Introduces the Regional Snowfall Index (RSI), a relatively new technique to rank snowstorms regionally according to their societal impacts.
• Features an introduction to dual polarization radar, a relatively new tool in a weather forecaster's toolbox.
• Includes considerable updates to the chapter titled Human Impact on Weather and Climate (i.e. climate change).
• Now has online assessments and online learning and teaching resources for students and instructors. It features more than 100 new laboratory and interactive exercises!