Unit 1 Weather,Climate and General Circulation 1
1.1 Weather and Climate 1
1.2 General Circulation 3
Unit 2 Clouds and Precipitation 14
2.1 Clouds 14
2.2 Precipitation 17
Unit 3 Fog 32
3.1 Fog Formation 32
3.2 Sea Fog 33
3.3 Fog Thickness 34
3.4 Precipitation in Fog 34
3.5 Fog as a Visibility Hazard 34
3.6 Accidents 35
3.7 Fog Types 35
Unit 4 Temperature and Humidity 51
4.1 Temperature 51
4.2 Humidity 53
Unit 5 Cyclone 66
5.1 Structure 66
5.2 Types 68
Unit 6 Monsoon 85
6.1 Process 85
6.2 Global Monsoons 86
Unit 7 Greenhouse Gases 105
7.1 Greenhouse Effect 106
7.2 Humans Contribute to the Greenhouse Effect 107
7.3 Science Links Global Warming to Human Activity 108
7.4 Effects of Global Warming on Environment 109
7.5 Effects of Global Warming on Society 110
7.6 Different Opinions 111
Unit 8 Meteorological Satellite 123
8.1 Types 123
8.2 Images 127
8.3 Uses 129
Unit 9 Weather Radar 142
9.1 Conventional Weather Radar 143
9.2 Doppler Weather Radar 143
9.3 Questions and Solutions for Now and Future 148
Unit 10 Climate and Weather in China 159
10.1 Temperature Zones 160
10.2 Precipitation 161
10.3 Monsoons 162
10.4 Beijing's Climate Features 162
Unit 11 Weather Forecasting 175
11.1 Numerical Weather Prediction 175
11.2 How to Make Weather Forecasts 176
11.3 Forecast Samples 177
Unit 12 Weather Warning 194
12.1 Types 194
12.2 Warning Samples 195
附录1 如何撰写气象英文科技论文 210
附录2 如何撰写气象科技论文英文摘要 217
附录3 课文典型例句 221
附录4 总词汇表 248
附录5 阅读理解练习答案 279
参考文献 280