"...a highly impressive text....there is a wealth of information that can help understand the way our atmosphere works." BES Teaching Ecology Group Newsletter, September 2003 "Overall, the editors and authors are to be congratulated for producing a comprehensive, well-referenced and current book on atmospheric science suitable for teaching, industrial and research environments. For readers wanting current information on a particular atmospheric science topic, or topics, this book could well be the place to start." Environmental Sciences, 2004 "The book is excellently written, provides just the right mixture of theory and applications, is up to date with is references, and includes the relevant older literature that led to our current understanding. Thus, this handbook receives a full recommendation." Environmental Geology, June 2006