The Atmosphere

Fred Lutgens and Ed Tarbuck are professors emeriti from Illinois Central College. They have been good friends and colleagues since 1970.  Between them, they have more than 60 years of experience teaching geoscience to undergraduates, and both have been recognized with awards as excellent and inspiring professors.      Lutgens and Tarbuck published their first college text, Earth Science, in 1976.  That book, winner of the McGuffy Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association, is now in its thirteenth edition.  In 1983, as the first edition of Earth was being prepared, renowned geoscience illustrator Dennis Tasa joined the author team.  Since then, the three have collaborated on more than 25 projects as the dominant author team franchise in the physical geosciences.   

1     Introduction to the Atmosphere
2     Heating Earth’s Surface and Atmosphere
3     Temperature
4     Moisture and Atmospheric Stability
5     Forms of Condensation and Precipitation
6     Air Pressure and Winds
7     Circulation of the Atmosphere
8     Air Masses
9     Weather Patterns
10     Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
11     Hurricanes
12     Weather Analysis and Forecasting
13     Air Pollution
14     The Changing Climate
15     World Climates
16     Optical Phenomena of the Atmosphere

Appendix A Metric Units
Appendix B Explanation and Decoding of the Daily Weather Map
Appendix C Relative Humidity and Dew- Point Tables
Appendix D Laws Relating to Gases
Appendix E Newton's Laws in Motion
Appendix F Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
Appendix G Climate Data
Glossary
Index