前言(Preface) Unit One Lesson 1 A Brief Survey of the Atmospheric Sciences Lesson 2 Weather, Meteorology, Physics, Mathematics Unit Two Lesson 3 The Global Observing System Lesson 4 Implementation of New Observing Techniques and Systems Unit Three Lesson 5 Depressions: Life Cycles and Weather Characteristics Lesson 6 Severe Thunderstorms Unit Four Lesson 7 The Synoptic Method Lesson 8 Synoptic Aspects of Surface Fronts Unit Five Lesson 9 The Observed Structure of Extratropical Circulations Lesson 10 The Continuity Equation Unit Six Lesson 11 Historical Background of Numerical Prediction Lesson 12 Predictability and Ensemble Prediction Systems Unit Seven Lesson 13 Weather Forecasts Today Lesson 14 Weather Forecasting: A Centenary Perspective Unit Eight Lesson 15 Using Satellite Images Lesson 16 Next Generation Radar (NEXRAD) Unit Nine Lesson 17 Ocean Forecast Lesson 18 Forecasting Waves Unit Ten Lesson 19 The Oceans and Their Interaction with the Atmosphere Lesson 20 Applying Weather Analyses and Forecasts in the Navy Decision-making Process Unit Eleven Lesson 21 Why Monitor the Climate? Lesson 22 What is the Relationship between Climate Change and Weather? Unit Twelve Lesson 23 Aviation Questions and Forecasting Problems Lesson 24 Integrating Space Weather and Meteorological Products for Aviation Unit Thirteen Lesson 25 Weather Forecasting for D-Day, June 1944 Lesson 26 Elements of 21st Century Weather Support Architecture Unit Fourteen Lesson 27 An Exceptional Summer Cold Front——9 July 1993 Lesson 28 Forecasting the Christmas Eve Storm 1997 Appendix 科技論文寫作基礎知識 參考文獻 致謝