Title Meteorology : an introduction to the wonders of the weather / Robert G. Fovell.

Publication Info.	Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Company, [2010]
	©2010

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Bloomfield at the Atrium	DVD 551.5 FOV DISC 1-4/BOOK	Check Shelf
Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level	GREAT COURSES DVD 551.5 FOVELL	Check Shelf
Enfield, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials	GC 551.5 FOV DISC 1-4	Check Shelf
Granby, Main Library - College Lectures	COLLEGE LECTURES 551.5 FOV DISC 1-4 and guidebook	Check Shelf
Middletown, Russell Library - Adult DVD Set	DVD SET 551.5 FOV DISC 1-4/BOOK	Check Shelf
Portland Public Library - Adult Department	DVD 551.5 FOV DISC 1-4	Check Shelf
Portland Public Library - Adult Department	DVD 551.5 FOV COURSE BK	Check Shelf

Description	4 videodiscs (approximately 720) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 101 pages ; 19 cm.).
Series	The great courses
	The great courses, Science & mathematics
	Great courses (DVD)
	Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.
System Details	DVD.
Performer	Lectures by Robert G. Fovell.
Bibliography	Bibliographic references included in course guidebook (pages 96-101).
Summary	Presents 24 lectures (each about 30 minutes long) by Robert G. Fovell, Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, on meteorology.
Note	"Course no. 1796"--Disc labels.
Contents	Part 1. Disc 1. Lecture 1. Nature abhors extremes -- Lecture 2. Temperature, pressure, and density -- Lecture 3. Atmosphere: composition and origin -- Lecture 4. Radiation and the greenhouse effect -- Lecture 5. Sphericity, conduction, and convection -- Lecture 6. Sea breezes and Santa Anas -- Disc 2. Lecture 7. An introduction to atmospheric moisture -- Lecture 8. Bringing air to saturation -- Lecture 9. Clouds, stability, and buoyancy, part 1 -- Lecture 10. Clouds, stability, and buoyancy, part 2 -- Lecture 11. Whence and whither the wind, part 1 -- Lecture 12. Whence and whither the wind, part 2.
	Part 2. Disc 3. Lecture 13. The global atmospheric circulation -- Lecture 14. Fronts and extratropical cyclones -- Lecture 15. Middle troposphere: troughs and ridges -- Lecture 16. Wind shear: horizontal and vertical -- Lecture 17. Mountain influences on the atmosphere -- Lecture 18. Thunderstorms, squall lines, and radar -- Disc 4. Lecture 19. Supercells, tornadoes, and dry lines -- Lecture 20. Ocean influences on weather and climate -- Lecture 21. Tropical cyclones -- Lecture 22. Light and lightning -- Lecture 23. Prediction and predictability -- Lecture 24. The imperfect forecast.
Credits	Producer, Zachary H. Rhoades ; academic content supervisor, Marcy McDonald, editor, John McNeill.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Subject	Meteorology.
	Weather.
	Atmosphere.
	Educational films.
Added Author	Teaching Company.
Added Title	Introduction to the wonders of the weather
	Wonders of the weather
ISBN	1598036254: $150.00
	9781598036251: $150.00
Music No.	1796 Teaching Company

-->

Permanent Link

Add a Review

Title Meteorology : an introduction to the wonders of the weather / Robert G. Fovell.

Copies

Library Links

Search Tools

Language Settings