1. Chapter 1 Introduction to the Atmosphere
The Atmosphere 10e Lutgens & Tarbuck Power Point by Michael C. LoPresto

2. Hurricane Charley
August 13, 2004

3. A Blizzard
in Boston
2005

4. Winter Rains
Trigger
Mudslides in
California
2005

5. A Typical Newspaper Weather Map

6. Basic Elements of Weather & Climate
Temperature
Humidity
Clouds
Precipitation
Pressure
Wind

7. Temperature

8. Temperature Data

9. Atmospheric Hazards: Assault by the Elements

12. Automated Surface
Observing System
ASOS

13. Exploring the Atmosphere Using Balloons

14. Radar
Imaging

15. Satellite Imaging

16. Monitoring Earth from Space
Rainfall in Malaysia
Hurricane Dennis

17. The Atmosphere: A Part of the Earth System

18. Lithosphere Atmosphere Hydrosphere Biosphere
Earth’s Four Spheres
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere

19. Shorelines - Interface between Land and Water

20. Jets Fly with 2/3 of the Atmosphere
below Them

22. The Hydrological Cycle

23. All Parts of the Earth-System Are Linked

24. Composition of the Atmosphere

26. Carbon Dioxide

27. Life Strongly Influences the Composition of the Atmosphere

28. Aerosols - Natural and Otherwise
Cause Red Sunsets

29. Formation of Ozone

30. Sustaining Ozone

31. Depletion of Ozone

33. The Ozone Hole

34. Global Ozone Recovery Predictions

35. Pressure Decreases with Altitude

36. Temperatures
in the
Troposphere
Decrease
with
Altitude

37. Thermal Structure
of the Atmosphere

38. Height
of the
Tropopause
Varies with
Latitude

39. Aurora
Australis from Space
Borealis from Alaska

40. Chapter 1
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