C. Donald Ahrens

This book is an introduction to topics related to everyday experiences with weather: the atmosphere, temperature, clouds and precipitation, wind, storms, air pollution, and more

Whether you use this book, it's never been easier to better understand the underlying principles of meteorology and appreciate the dynamic nature of the inevitable weather phenomena that continually influence our lives.

Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere is written by the most widely read and authoritative author in introductory meteorology, Donald Ahrens, together with a new coauthor – meteorologist and award-winning science writer Robert Henson. Their ability to explain relatively complicated ideas in a student-friendly way allows both science and nonscience majors to visualize the principles of meteorology.