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Meteorology : an introduction to the wonders of the weather / Neil deGrasse Tyson

By: Contributor(s): Material type: Mixed materialsMixed materialsLanguage: English Series: Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. | The Great courses | The Great CoursesPublication details: Chantilly, Virginia : The Teaching Company, 2010.Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 101 p. ; 19 cm)ISBN:
  • 9781598036251 (DVD)
  • 1598036254
Uniform titles:
  • The Great Courses
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370
LOC classification:
  • LB 14.6 F783m 2010
4 DVD que contienen 6 lecturas / 30 minutos por lectura.
Contents:
Disc 1: Nature abhors extremes -- Temperature, pressure, and density -- Atmosphere: composition and origin -- Radiation and the greenhouse effect -- Sphericity, conduction, and convection -- Sea breezes and Santa Anas. -- Disc 2: An introduction to atmospheric moisture -- Bringing air to saturation -- Clouds, stability, and buoyancy, part 1 -- Clouds, stability, and buoyancy, part 2 -- Whence and whither the wind, part 1 -- Whence and whither the wind, part 2. -- Disc 3: The global atmospheric circulation -- Fronts and extratropical cyclones -- Middle troposphere: troughs and ridges -- Wind shear: horizontal and vertical -- Mountain influences on the atmosphere -- Thunderstorms, squall lines, and radar -- Disc 4: Supercells, tornadoes, and dry lines -- Ocean influences on weather and climate -- Tropical cyclones -- Light and lightning -- Prediction and predictability -- The imperfect forecast.
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.
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DVD DVD Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) LB 14.6 F783m 2010 DVD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000136722
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) LB 14.6 F783m 2010 Guide (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000136723

Course no. 1796.

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Disc 1: Nature abhors extremes -- Temperature, pressure, and density -- Atmosphere: composition and origin -- Radiation and the greenhouse effect -- Sphericity, conduction, and convection -- Sea breezes and Santa Anas. -- Disc 2: An introduction to atmospheric moisture -- Bringing air to saturation -- Clouds, stability, and buoyancy, part 1 -- Clouds, stability, and buoyancy, part 2 -- Whence and whither the wind, part 1 -- Whence and whither the wind, part 2. -- Disc 3: The global atmospheric circulation -- Fronts and extratropical cyclones -- Middle troposphere: troughs and ridges -- Wind shear: horizontal and vertical -- Mountain influences on the atmosphere -- Thunderstorms, squall lines, and radar -- Disc 4: Supercells, tornadoes, and dry lines -- Ocean influences on weather and climate -- Tropical cyclones -- Light and lightning -- Prediction and predictability -- The imperfect forecast.

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.

4 DVD que contienen 6 lecturas / 30 minutos por lectura.

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