| Description |
4 videodiscs (approximately 720) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (21 cm) |
| Series |
The great courses |
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The great courses, Science & mathematics |
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Great courses (DVD)
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Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliographic references included in course guidebook (pages 96-101). |
| Performer |
Lectures by Robert G. Fovell. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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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. |
| Note |
For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Meteorology.
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Weather.
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Atmosphere.
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Educational films.
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| Added Author |
Teaching Company.
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| Added Title |
Introduction to the wonders of the weather |
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Wonders of the weather |
| ISBN |
1598036254 |
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9781598036251 |
| Music No. |
1796 Teaching Company |
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