Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere

Key differences between 8th and 7th editions

• Period between current and previous editions: 3 years (2017 vs 2014).
• Ahrens's Essentials of Meteorology book was first published in 1962.
• New material in the Eighth Edition by chapter:
• Chapter 1: Highlights most recent weather and climate disasters - flood events in parts of the South in 2015, flash flood emergency in Houston in 2016.
• Chapter 4: Latest observations from The Global Precipitation Measurement mission satellite.
• Chapter 5: New satellite observation techniques.
• Chapter 7: Updated and expanded section on El Nino Southern Oscillation, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Arctic Oscillation.
• Chapter 8:
• New discussion on Atmospheric rivers (long, narrow regions in the atmosphere, that transport the water vapor outside of the tropics.)
• Focus box on nor'easters features record-setting East Coast blizzard of January 2016.
• Chapter 9:
• Three main types of satellite imagery.
• New section on Time Range of Forecasts covers watches, warnings, and forecasts of various duration.
• Chapter 10: New Focus Box explores damage patterns that tornadoes can produce. Efforts to adapt new ways of estimating and reporting methods for determining tornado strength and wind speed.
• Chapter 11 :
• New opening section on Hurricane Katrina's devastating effects.
• Eexpanded range of both historical and recent examples, including The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, New England Hurricane of 1938, Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest storm of 2013.
• Chapter 13: Graphucs, conclusions on trends from the Fifth Assesment report 2013-2014.
• Chapter 14:
• Current situation with air pollution.
• Latest information on the ozone layer over the Arctic and Antarctic.
• Devastating consequences of indoor and outdoor air pollution.