The number of billion-dollar disasters attributable to weather and climate is unprecedented. Climate scientists have concluded that there is a detectable influence of climate change on the occurrence and severity of extreme weather events such as heat waves, cold waves, heavy precipitation, and drought.Students of severe weather in this new century are in a unique position to apply what they have learned immediately to weather events occurring near home, across the country, or around the world.Severe & Hazardous Weather: An Introduction to High Impact Meteorology provides current, relevant, and scientifically accurate discussions of all types of hazardous weather. The NEW 5th edition of Severe & Hazardous Weather has been updated to reflect new scientific findings as well as recent major weather events, including floods, drought, and heat waves. The discussion of the Coriolis force has undergone a thorough revision to provide a clearer yet rigorous explanation of one of the more challenging concepts in meteorology.Severe & Hazardous Weather: - includes weather maps, radar and satellite imagery, and upper air charts to explain and describe all types of hazardous weather events.
- features "Check your Understanding" questions after major topic sections which encourage the reader to assess their knowledge of the most recently presented material. "Test your Understanding" questions that provide a thorough review of the contents of each chapter. "Test Your Problem-Solving Skills" sections are for more advanced students.
- presents additional material under headings such as "Extreme event," "Storms and society," and "Advanced topic."
- features excellent instructor resources: a comprehensive Instructor's Guide including lesson plans, tips for teaching, and answers to all questions in the book and test bank, as well as online resources including an electronic test bank as well as all figures and tables in PowerPoint format.
- the text is supplemented by a workbook of active learning exercises that can be used in class or as homework exercises to help students understand the material in each chapter.
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- Chapter 1 Properties of the Atmosphere
- Chapter 2 Meteorological Measurements
- Chapter 3 Weather Maps
- Chapter 4 Forecasting and Simulating Hazardous Weather
- Chapter 5 Climate and Global Change
- Chapter 6 Atmospheric Stability
- Chapter 7 Forces and Force Balances
- Chapter 8 The Development of High- and Low-Pressure Systems
- Chapter 9 Airmasses and Fronts
- Chapter 10 Extratropical Cyclones Forming East of the Rocky Mountains
- Chapter 11 Extratropical Cyclones Forming along the East and Gulf Coasts
- Chapter 12 Freezing Precipitation and Ice Storms
- Chapter 13 Lake-Effect Snowstorms
- Chapter 14 Cold Waves
- Chapter 15 Great Plains Blizzards
- Chapter 16 Mountain Snowstorms
- Chapter 17 Mountain Windstorms
- Chapter 18 Thunderstorms
- Chapter 19 Tornadoes
- Chapter 20 Hailstorms
- Chapter 21 Lightning
- Chapter 22 Downbursts
- Chapter 23 El Niño, La Niña, and the Southern Oscillation
- Chapter 24 Tropical Cyclones
- Chapter 25 Floods
- Chapter 26 Drought
- Chapter 27 Heat Waves
- Appendix A Units, Conversions, and Constants
- Appendix B Blank Maps and Charts
- Appendix C Geography Overview
- Appendix D Watches, Warnings, and Advisories for Severe and Hazardous Weather
- Glossary
- Index
Bob Rauber: Bob is professor and head of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois. He maintains active research programs in the fields of mesoscale meteorology, radar meteorology, and precipitation physics, and has been an investigator in over 20 major field research campaigns. Bob’s research has appeared in numerous scientific journals and he has authored articles for a number of encyclopedias. Bob has received multiple teaching awards from the University of Illinois, served seven years as chief editor and five as editor of the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, and is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).
John Walsh: John Walsh, professor emeritus, has taught atmospheric science courses at the University of Illinois for over 35 years, primarily at the introductory undergraduate level. His research emphasizes climate and climate change, particularly in the polar regions. He has been a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and for the US National Climate Assessment. He has served on the National Research Council’s Polar Research Board and on the Board of Atmospheric Science and Climate’s Commit- tee on Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change Attribution. He is an editor of the Journal of Climate and a Fellow of the AMS.
Donna Charlevoix: Donna Charlevoix is the Director of Education and Community Engagement for a science facility of the National Science Foundation and holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Illinois where she taught meteorology and science education-focused courses for over 15 years. She is also the recipient of multiple teaching awards. Donna is the education editor for the Bulletin of the AMS and serves as Commissioner of Education and Human Resources for the AMS. She also serves on the Board of Directors for a children’s science museum in the Boulder area.
