The Science of Weather & Environment

The science of weather and environment is very complex, each affects the other.  It involves many basic sciences. This book deals with the principal aspects of weather, climate environment and its pollution both natural and man-made. Features · Briefly deals with natural hazards, droughts, and floods, cyclones, storm surges, tsunamis, earth quakes, avalanches and land slides · Artificial Satellites and use of Satellite based weather data in detection of tropical cyclones; monitoring, forecasting and use of Satellites in disaster warnings are explained. · Turning to environment, it briefly deals with air pollution, acid rains, disposal of pollutants, NAAQ standards. · Water, its pollution, hardness and softness of water, drinking water standards in India, water conservation methods are presented · A separate chapter on Aviation Meteorology is added to meet the demands of weather services by Trainee Pilots in Civil Aviation Contents: 1. The Sun and the Atmosphere of Earth, 2. Physical Variables, 3. The Motion of Earth, 4. Atmospheric Pressure, 5. Water in the Atmosphere, 6. The Surface Wind, 7. Cloud Classification, 8. Meterors, 9. Visibility and Fog, 10. Vertical Stability of the Atmosphere, 11. Atmospheric Aerosols, 12. Precipitation Processes, 13. Air Masses and Fronts, 14. Convection Clouds, 15. Radar Detection of Clouds and Thunderstorms, 16. Hailstorm, 17. Tornadoes, 18. Tropical Meteorology, 19. Jet Streams, 20. Monsoons, 21. A Bird's Eye View of Global Monsoon, 22. Drought, 23. Natural Disasters, 24. Tropical Cyclones, 25. Cyclone Assessment Through Satellite Images, 26. Artificial Satellites, 27. Climatology, 28. Climate and India, 29. Air Pollution, 30.Water and Its Pollution, 31. Environment, 32. Wind Energy, 33. Brief Description of the Physical Environment of India, 34. Aeronautical Meteorology