• 1. Introduction to the Atmosphere
• 2. Heating Earth’s Surface and Atmosphere
• 3. Temperature
• 4. Moisture and Atmospheric Stability         
• 5. Forms of Condensation and Precipitation
• 6.  Air Pressure and Winds
• 7. Circulation of the Atmosphere
• 8. Air Masses
• 9. Midlatitude Cyclones
• 10. Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
• 11. Hurricanes
• 12. Weather Analysis and Forecasting
• 13. Air Pollution
• 14. The Changing Climate
• 15. World Climates
• 16. Optical Phenomena of the Atmosphere
• Appendix A: Metric Units
• Appendix B: Explanation and Decoding of the Daily Weather Map
• Appendix C: Relative Humidity and Dew-Point Tables
• Appendix D: Laws Relating to Gases
• Appendix E: Newton’s Laws, Pressure--Gradient Force, and Coriolis Force
• Appendix F: Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
• Appendix G: Climate Data

A new student-oriented approach provides a clear learning path

• New - An easier-to-navigate design and tightened chapters declutters the text allowing for greater focus on key items.
• Revised - The chapters on Severe Weather (10 and 11) have been extensively updated.
• A flexible organisation allows instructors to rearrange or omit chapters without losing continuity.
• New - Severe and Hazardous Weather boxes now include Weather Safety tips and one or two active-learning questions to help students test their understanding and link these events to critical chapter concepts.
• New - Review Questions prompt students to check their understanding of the concepts covered in the chapter and tie back to chapter objectives, keeping students focused on the main goals of the chapter.
• New - Beyond the Textbook end-of-chapter exercises feature 1-2 links to websites with atmospheric, weather, or climate data (via animated maps, tables, diagrams, etc.). Students are asked questions based on current conditions or a specific locale, providing practice in data analysis  which allows them to see how concepts in the chapter play out in real life and real time.

Empower active learning

• Revised - A highlighted learning path includes chapter-opening Focus on Concepts learning goals. These are followed by Concept Check and Give It Some Thought questions, which help students focus on the learning objectives for each chapter. All objectives are again reinforced in the end-of-chapter Exercises and Online Activities.
• New - 1-2 Pull Quotes in every section highlight key concepts that tie to the chapter-opening objectives and serve as learning path guideposts.
• Updated - Concept Check questions, integrated throughout each chapter, serve as conceptual checkpoints,  prompting students to assess their understanding as they read.
• Revised - End-of-chapter Concepts in Review tie back to the learning goals, summarise the main points for each chapter, and now incorporate visual cues for each section to aid with recall and understanding. These reviews bring the learning path full circle for students.
• New - Review Questions promote deeper thinking than Concepts in Review and provide students with an opportunity to test their understanding of the entire chapter.
• Updated - End-of-chapter Give It Some Thought questions ask students to use higher-level thinking. They often involve chapter visuals, which help students apply and synthesise entire chapter concepts.
• Revised and Updated - Integrated Mobile Media with accompanying review questions. QR links to mobile-enabled Videos and Geoscience Animations are integrated throughout the chapters, giving students just-in-time access to animations, videos, and data visualisations. 

Art that teaches

• New and Updated - An unparalleled visual program. High-quality photos and satellite images--many of which highlight recent weather events--have been updated. One hundred twenty-nine figures are new or have been redrawn by renowned geoscience illustrator, Dennis Tasa, to help clarify difficult concepts.
• New - Vibrant new images of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have been included.