Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere

The Essentials of Meteorolgy book was in great shape, not much highlighting or writing. My husband is pleased. The disk that came with the book, however, was busted into many pieces. That is one reason for the book purchase. Disappointed.

It was a great read until my cat threw up on it while it was open and the only thing I could salvage was the cloud chart.

I bought this book to get myself up to speed for going back to school. It is a college textbook, literally, but I find it very engaging, and very useful.

I never thought I'd rave about a textbook, but I had to comment on this one! Ahrens manages to present a scientific subject in an interesting and understandable manner. And what really makes this textbook special is the abundance of charts and illustrated explanations, plus photos, trivia, and weather stories interspersed liberally throughout the text. The illustrations and charts make the material easier to understand, and the photos, stories, and trivia helped keep me interested even when the science got tedious.

Having a real meteorologist educate you on the fundamentals of weather, makes this book a real joy!

This is a wonderful book to teach to Junior High kids. I bought it though for my Meteorology class at the Junior college I attend.

I am a college student at the Univeristy of Colorado at Boulder. I was required to read Ahrens book and I found it very helpful and informative. At times it was a little dull and simple, but it covered the atmosphere and weather related topics extremely well. I recommend this text to anyone interested in weather. The pictures and graphs were great too!