Recent climatic changes (e.g., global warming, El Nino) have brought climate to the forefront of popular science. Climatology: An Atmospheric Science, Second Edition explains the science behind these widely publicized events within the systematic coverage of climate and climatology. In addition, readers will gain an appreciation of the impact climate has on life as well as the basic processes that operate in the atmosphere.  Covers Physical And Dynamic Climatology; Regional Climatology; Past And Future Climates; Applied Climatology; and more.  For readers interested in science, climatology, or weather.