Humanity has long been fascinated by the planet Mars. Was its climate ever conducive to life? What is the atmosphere like today and why did it change so dramatically over time? Eleven spacecraft have successfully flown to Mars since the Viking mission of the 1970s and early 1980s. These orbiters, landers and rovers have generated vast amounts of data that now span a Martian decade (roughly eighteen years). This new volume brings together the many new ideas about the atmosphere and climate system that have emerged, including the complex interplay of the volatile and dust cycles, the atmosphere-surface interactions that connect them over time, and the diversity of the planet's environment and its complex history. Including tutorials and explanations of complicated ideas, students, researchers and non-specialists alike are able to use this resource to gain a thorough and up-to-date understanding of this most Earth-like of planetary neighbours.
"A countdown of five of the most devastating hurricanes provides thrills as readers discover more about the features of this massive, ocean-borne weather phenomenon"--
"A countdown of five of the most devastating snowstorms provides thrills as readers discover more about the features of this icy, precipitation-based weather phenomenon"--
"A countdown of five of the most devastating thunderstorms provides thrills as readers discover more about the features of this loud, lightning-bearing weather phenomenon"--
"A countdown of five of the most devastating tornadoes provides thrills as readers discover more about the features of this whirling, funnel-shaped weather phenomenon"--
"A countdown of five of the most devastating cloud-related incidents provides thrills as readers discover more about the features of this atmospheric weather phenomenon"--
This book relays the factual details of the 2014 Polar Vortex and climate change through three different perspectives. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details
¡Rayos, truenos, viento y lluvia! Aprende todo sobre las tormentas en este emocionante libro para niños. Este texto de Nivel 1 está lleno de información interesante pero a l
"The weather is different depending on where you live. Some places stay warm while others get cold. The weather can change quickly. Watching the news or looking up the weather on a computer informs yo
This book outlines recent advances in the theoretical study of the collection of basic physical and thermodynamic processes in the troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere. It focuses on the hydr
In recent decades science has experienced a revolutionary shift. The development and extensive application of computer modelling and simulation has transformed the knowledge-making practices of scient
Coastal Storms will provide a comprehensive introduction to storms and associated impacts, including meteorological coastal storm definitions and related potential consequences. Storm induced erosion
