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XVIII, 591 S.
ISBN:
0120188287
Series Statement:
Advances in geophysics 28 A
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MAB0014.001: AWI A5-93-0226
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MAB0455.001: 28
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Contents: Contributors. - Foreword. - Preface. - PART 1. CLIMATE. - Large-scale eddies and the general circulation of the troposphere / Isaac M. Held and Brian J. Hoskins. - 1. Introduction. - 2. The Hadley cell. - 3. Rossby wave radiation. - 4. Eddy flux closure. - 5. Stationary eddies and their interaction with transients. - References. - On the role of barotropic energy conversions in the general circulation / J. M. Wallace and N.-C. Lau. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Structure of the transient eddies. - 3. A vectorial representation of the barotropic conversion. - 4. Observational results. - 5. Results based on GCM simulations. - 6. Net transient eddy forcing of the mean flow. - 7. Further interpretation. - References. - Balance conditions in the earth's climate system / Abraham H. Oort. - 1. Introduction. - 2. History of observational studies at the geophysical fluid dynamics laboratory. - 3. Global balance requirements for angular momentum, water, and Energy. - 4. Summary. - References. - Climate sensitivity / Robert E. Dickinson. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Sensitivity analyses from the viewpoint of global energy balance. - 3. The global feedback parameter. - 4. Ice-Albedo Feedbacks. - 5. Thermal inertia. - 6. Climate sensitivity and paleoclimates. - 7. Land-surface processes and regional climate sensitivity. - 8. Questions of statistical significance. - 9. Concluding remarks. - References. - CO2 and hydrology / Syukuro Manabe and Richard T. Wetherald. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Numerical experiments. - 3. Annual mean response. - 4. Seasonal response. - 5. Concluding remarks. - References. - Modeling of paleoclimates / John E. Kutzbach. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Setting the stage. - 3. Observations of paleoclimates. - 4. Modeling of paleoclimates. - 5. Summary and prospects for the future. - References. - The Southern Oscillation and El Niño / S. George Philander and Eugene M. Rasmusson. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Seasonal variability. - 3. Interannual variability. - 4. The 1982-1983 Episode. - 5. Teleconnections. - 6. Air-sea interactions. - 7. Discussion. - References. - PART 2. THE MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE. - Some aspects of stratospheric dynamics / Dennis L. Hartmann. - 1. Introduction. - 2. The concept of a stratosphere driven from below. - 3. Planetary wave propagation and wave-mean-flow interaction. - 4. Instability in the stratosphere. - 5. Conclusion. - References. - Wave-mean flow interaction in the middle atmosphere / David G. Andrews. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Theoretical background. - 3. Sudden warmings in the polar stratosphere. - 4. The Quasi-biennial oscillation of the equatorial lower stratosphere. - 5. Other wave-mean-flow interaction phenomena. - 6. Conclusions and future outlook. - References. - Radiative-dynamical interactions in the middle atmosphere / Stephen B. Fels. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Radiative imbalances in the winter middle atmosphere. - 3. Radiative damping of waves in the middle atmosphere. - 4. A final speculation. - References. - Mechanistic interpretation of stratospheric tracer transport / J. D. Mahlman. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Model description and design of experiments. - 3. The THETA Tracer Experiment. - 4. The PHI Tracer Experiment. - 5. Summary. - References. - PART 3. PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES. - The general circulation of Mars: models and observations / Conway B. Leovy. - 1. Why model Mars?. - 2. Early models: a flat Mars. - 3. Mars with topography. - 4. Mariner and Viking observations: the role of dust. - 5. Lessons from Mars. - References. - Atmospheric circulation of Venus / William B. Rossow. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Development of the problem. - 3. Limitations of fact and theory. - 4. New formulation of Venus questions. - 5. Summary. - References. - Jovian and comparative atmospheric modeling / Gareth P. Williams. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Observations for dynamical modeling. - 3. Numerical modeling: planetary turbulences, coherence, circulations. - 4. Planetary prospects. - 5. Conclusion. - References. - PART 4. OCEAN DYNAMICS. - Modeling ocean circulation / Kirk Bryan and Jorge L. Sarmiento. - 1. Introduction. - 2. The model. - 3. Zonally averaged transport of mass, heat, and potential vorticity. - 4. Pycnocline structure. - 5. Transient response. - 6. Tritium simulations. - 7. Summary. - References. - Tropical oceanography / S. George Philander. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Jets and waves. - 3. The equatorial undercurrent. - 4. The Somali current. - 5. Discussion. - References. - Simulation of mesoscale ocean variability in mid-latitude gyres / William R. Holland. - 1. Introduction. - 2. The observations. - 3. Eddy-resolved ocean models. - 4. Speculations and conclusions. - References. - Modeling circulation and mixing in estuaries and coastal oceans / Alan F. Blumberg and Li-Yauw Oey. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Some problems. - 3. Models and model results and interpretations. - 4. Future directions and concluding remarks. - References. - Modeling sea-ice dynamics / W. D. Hibler, III. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Theory of sea-ice dynamics. - 3. The role of sea-ice dynamics in the atmosphere-ocean system. - 4. Concluding remarks. - References. - Index.
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