'there is a wealth of up-to-date material in this volume, both observational and analytical ... I would recommend the volume to anyone interested in or working in synoptic meteorology, particularly forecasters.'T. Davies, Meteorological Office, Bracknell, Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics, Vol. 56, No. 11, 1994

• Part I: The Behavior of Synoptic-Scale, Extra-Tropical Systems: The formation of surface pressure systems; The movement of surface pressure systems; The formation of upper-level systems; The movement of upper-level troughs and ridges; Instability, and cyclogenesis and anticycologenesis; The classical mid-latitude cyclone; Analysis of mid-latitude, synoptic-scale systems using the balance equations; Analysis of mid-latitude, synoptic-scale systems using a "complete" height-tendency equation; Analysis of mid-latitude, synoptic-scale systems using "IPV thinking"; Part II: Fronts and Jets: The relationship between fronts and jets; Consequences of the cross-front scale; Kinematics and thermodynamics of frontogenesis; Observational aspects of fronts; Dynamics of surface frontogenesis; Dynamics of middle-upper tropospheric frontogenesis; Observational aspects of jets and jet streaks; Dynamics of jets and jet streaks; Part III: Precipitation systems in mid-latitudes: Introduction; Types of precipitation; The classification of precipitation systems; Convective systems; Non-convective systems; Appendix: Solutions to Sanders' Analytic Model.