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II
The Water, Weather, and Climate Systems
Chapter 7
Water and atmospheric Moisture 180
Chapter 8
Weather 206
Chapter 9
Water resources 240
Chapter 10
Global Climate Systems 274
Chapter 11
Climate Change 306
earth is the water planet. Chapter 7 describes the remarkable qualities and properties water possesses. It also examines the daily dynamics
of the atmosphere—the powerful interaction of moisture and energy
in the form of latent heat, the resulting stability and instability of atmospheric conditions, and the varieties of cloud forms—all important to understanding weather. Chapter 8 examines weather and its causes. topics include the interactions of air masses, features of the daily weather map, and analysis of violent phenomena and recent trends in thunderstorms,tornadoes,andhurricanes.
Ocean waves at sunset. [Photoff/Shutterstock.]
INPUTS
Water Atmospheric moisture
ACTIONS
Humidity Atmospheric stability Air masses
HUMAN–EARTH RELATION Climate change Severe weather Water shortages Water pollution
OUTPUTS
Weather Water resources Climatic patterns