Ice Physics by Peter V. Hobbs (Oxford University Press, 1974). This comprehensive review of the physical and chemical properties of ice (837 pages) remains the standard text on this subject, but it is now out of print.

Atmospheric Sciences: An Introductory Survey by John M. Wallace and Peter V. Hobbs (Academic Press, 1977). For over a quarter of a century, the much "beloved" text for undergraduate and graduate students of meteorology. Available from amazon.com.

Clouds: Their Formation, Optical Properties and Effects edited by Peter V. Hobbs and Adarsh Deepak (Academic Press, 1981). Available from amazon.com.

Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions edited by Peter V. Hobbs (Academic Press, 1993). A review of one of the most exciting research areas in the atmospheric sciences. Chapters by Jaenicke, Hobbs, Harshvardhan, Heymsfeld, King, Hartmann, Sundquist and McCormick. Available from amazon.com or www.allbookstores.com.

Basic Physical Chemistry for the Atmospheric Sciences by Peter V. Hobbs (Cambridge University Press, 2nd Edition, 2000). This text covers the basic concepts of physical chemistry required by atmospheric and other earth and environmental scientists. Fifty exercises are worked in the text, and 112 exercises are provided for the reader with hints and solutions in an Appendix. The 2nd Edition has been updated and revised from the popular 1st Edition. Available from www.cambridge.org or amazon.com.

Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry by Peter V. Hobbs (Cambridge University Press, 1st Edition, 2000). This book is a companion volume, and a natural extension, to Peter V. Hobbs' "Basic Physical Chemistry for the Atmospheric Sciences" (Cambridge University Press, 2000). Together these two books provide material for a first (undergraduate or graduate) course in atmospheric chemistry; they are also suitable for self study. In Basic Physical Chemistry for the Atmospheric Sciences the groundwork is laid for courses in atmospheric chemistry and other areas of environmental chemistry. Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry provides a short course on atmospheric chemistry itself. Twenty years ago this subject was a minor branch of the atmospheric sciences, pursued by relatively few scientists. Today, atmospheric chemistry is one of the most active and important disciplines within meteorology, and one with which every geoscientist and environmental scientist should have some familiarity. The emphasis of Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry is on the basic principles of the subject, together with applications to such important environmental problems as air pollution, acid rain, the ozone hole, and global change. Model solutions are provided to a number of exercises within the text. In an appendix, readers are invited to test their skills on further exercises. Answers to all of the exercises, and worked solutions to the more difficult ones, are provided. Available from www.cambridge.org or amazon.com.

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