Moisture in the atmosphere - Fundamentals of the Physical Environment - page 80

FURTHER READING
McIlveen, R. (1992) Fundamentals of Weather and Climate, second edition, London: Chapman & Hall (chapters 5 a nd 6).
Elementary to intermediate-level text that provides a useful explanation of stability and moisture with only limited maths
and physics.
Schaefer, V. J. and Day, J. A. (1981) A Field Guide to the Atmosphere, Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. A very interesting
book which stresses the visual approach to the atmosphere, hence the emphasis on clouds. Strikes a nice balance
between description and explanation.
WEB RESOURCES
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/weatherbasics/cloud_types.shtml F or anyone wanting to know more about cloud
types and their appearance and significance, this BBC website provides a number of images and explanations about
each type of cloud. Has other weather-related information.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/secondary/students/water.html P art of the Met Office website's educational
section, this URL is concerned with water in the atmosphere. Each type of precipitation is discussed. An associated
link to clouds is available.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/higher/lapse_rates.html If the concept of lapse rates proves difficult, the Met Office
has tried to simplify the concepts of cooling in the atmosphere on this site, and how they affect vertical movement
and cloud formation.