Atmospheric Science, Second Edition: An Introductory Survey (International Geophysics)

Excellent introductory text!

Great job

Good book for becoming familiar with some of the basics of atmospheric science. Also a useful book if you want to look for different ways to explain things to students when teaching on the topic (for me an atmospheric circulation section I was teaching as part of an Oceanography class).

A beautifully updated edition of a classic. The first "Wallace and Hobbs" became a classic work in atmospheric science nearly 40 years ago. This 2nd edition is expanded in many areas and is now full of the most beautiful illustrations and photographic images. A crucial textbook that also makes a great coffee-table book. If you are interested in the atmosphere, weather or climate, I cannot recommend it too highly.

I'm a retired chemist and I found this a very good book for someone like me who hasn't studied Atmospheric Science. I believe it is very faithful to the current understanding and method of studying Atmospheric Science. However the Climate Science, especially the Mathematical Treatment of Climate Sensitivity was not explained very well. And in fact the math doesn't really work if you examine the equations closely. I'm confident this is how they teach it, but if you plug in other values for feedback factors the answers blow up and make no sense.

Great overview of the atmospheric sciences (especially as an intro for radiation). I used a Meteorology Today book in undergrad, but it ended up not being too useful outside of the specific class I got it for. This book, I have used in 3 of my graduate classes and has even helped a bit in my research.

I am a retired scientist who never studied meteorology until now. This book is absolutely perfect for readers who prefer to see the equations and have at least some background in the physical sciences.

A good book on atmospheric science for students and interested citizens. Involves some mathematics which can be seen as a plus by some. Awsome color illustrations. Also involves some atmospheric chemistry which was a surprise to me.