Nature abhors extremes -- Temperature, pressure, and density -- Atmosphere: composition and origin -- Radiation and the greenhouse effect -- Sphericity, conduction, and convection -- Sea breezes and Santa Anas -- An introduction to atmospheric moisture -- Bringing air to saturation -- Clouds, stability, and buoyancy, part 1 -- Clouds, stability, and buoyancy, part 2 -- Whence and whither the wind, part 1 -- Whence and whither the wind, part 2.
The global atmospheric circulation -- Fronts and extratropical cyclones -- Middle troposphere: troughs and ridges -- Wind shear: horizontal and vertical -- Mountain influences on the atmosphere -- Thunderstorms, squall lines, and radar -- Supercells, tornadoes, and dry lines -- Ocean influences on weather and climate -- Tropical cyclones -- Light and lightning -- Prediction and predictability -- The imperfect forecast.
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