Climatology: An Atmospheric Science (3rd Edition) 3rd Edition

Awesome book!!

The product itself was in good shape. I ordered it for my Climatology class and there's no rippped pages, marks, bent pages, etc. It's all good. The only reason I rate it four stars is because the content itself is kind of dry. Definitely informative, but I wish my professor would've chosen something a little less bland.

...This book wasn't so dry. If it's a required textbook, I fear for you. It's got relevant information, yes, but it's not really a readable textbook. Anything not connected with the book itself were awesome, though! Props!

I am an educator and I chose this book for my course. I wish I hadn't. It is very superficial, and lists facts rather than explain the causes. There are several inconsistencies between figures and text (i.e. Ch. 6 states that "over the oceans the winds cross the isobars at angles of 10˚ to 20˚" and then the corresponding figure shows an angle of 30˚). It explains a lot of details more appropriate in a meteorology book, but doesn't explain the big features of climatology. It is also not logically organized. I'll pick another book next year.

Just what I needed for the course.

I mean it's a book. I got an A in the class. Meh.

The whole binding was coming off before I even started using it

I have used this text for 10 years. My course was last taught using the 2nd edition, so I was excited to learn of a new edition. Immediately there was disappointment. The 3rd edition removed a number of graphs that actually required students to think about concepts and principles of chemistry and physics and apply them to atmospheric sciences like climatology. This removal of info was important, as it shows the authors actually removed content that was applicable to climatology. Although they do discuss some things that were under represented in the previous edition, it feels as though they have made things too simple. If you're going to buy a copy, get the second edition, because this one isn't as good. Hopefully when the 4th edition comes out, they will rectify the "dumbing down" of the 3rd edition of this text.