UID:
almahu_9948025502302882
Format:
1 online resource (449 p.)
Edition:
2d ed.
ISBN:
1-282-16839-8
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9786612168390
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0-08-091822-0
Series Statement:
International geophysics series ; v. 25
Content:
This book is addressed to those who wish to understand the relationship between atmospheric phenomena and the nature of matter as expressed in the principles of physics. The interesting atmospheric phenomena are more than applications of gravitation, of thermodynamics, of hydrodynamics, or of electrodynamics; and mastery of the results of controlled experiment and of the related theory alone does not imply an understanding of atmospheric phenomena. This distinction arises because the extent and the complexity of the atmosphere permit effects and interactions that are entirely negligible in the
Note:
Includes index.
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Front Cover; An Introduction to Atmosheric Physics; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to Second Edition; Preface to First Edition; CHAPTER I. GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; 1.1 Fundamental Concepts; 1.2 Law of Universal Gravitation; 1.3 Newton's Laws of Motion; 1.4 The Earth's Gravitational Field; 1.5 The Force of Gravity; 1.6 Geopotential; 1.7 Satellite Orbits; 1.8 Hydrostatic Equation; 1.9 Distribution of Sea Level Pressure; 1.10 Gravitational Tides; List of Symbols; Problems; Solutions; General References; CHAPTER II. PROPERTIES OF ATMOSPHERIC GASES; 2.1 Molecular Behavior of Gases
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2.2 Composition of Air2.3 Elementary Kinetic Theory; 2.4 Equation of State of an Ideal Gas; 2.5 The Velocity Distribution of Molecules; 2.6 The Atmosphere in Equilibrium; 2.7 Conservation of Mass; 2.8 Conservation of Energy; 2.9 First Law of Thermodynamics; 2.10 Equipartition of Energy; 2.11 Specific Heat; 2.12 Entropy; 2.13 Isentropic Processes and Potential Temperature; 2.14 Static Stability; 2.15 Thermodynamic Probability and Entropy; 2.16 Second Law of Thermodynamics and Transfer Processes; 2.17 Real Gases and Changes of Phase; 2.18 Clausius-Clapeyron Equation; 2.19 The Moist Atmosphere
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2.20 Saturation Adiabatic Processes2.21 Distribution of Temperature and Water Vapor; List of Symbols; Problems; Solutions; General References; CHAPTER III. PROPERTIES AND BEHAVIOR OF CLOUD PARTICLES; Part I: Growth; 3.1 Intermolecular Force and Surface Tension; 3.2 Equilibrium Vapor Pressure over a Curved Surface; 3.3 Homogeneous Condensation; 3.4 Condensation Nuclei and the Equilibrium Vapor Pressure over Solutions; 3.5 Distribution and Properties of Aerosols; 3.6 Growth of Droplets by Condensation; 3.7 Growth of Droplets by Collision and Coalescence; 3.8 Supercooling of Droplets
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3.9 Ice Nuclei3.10 Equilibrium Vapor Pressures over Ice and Water; 3.11 Growth of Ice Particles; 3.12 Structure of Ice Crystals; 3.13 Precipitation; 3.14 Artificial Cloud Modification; Part II: Electrical Charge Generation and Its Effects; 3.15 Elementary Principles of Electricity; 3.16 Origin and Distribution of Ions; 3.17 Conductivity; 3.18 Charge Generation and Separation in Clouds; 3.19 The Lightning Discharge; 3.20 The Mean Electric Field; List of Symbols; Problems; Solutions; General References; CHAPTER IV. ATMOSPHERIC MOTIONS; 4.1 Atmospheric Forces; 4.2 The Coriolis Force
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4.3 The Equations of Motion4.4 Applications of the Horizontal Equations of Motion; 4.5 The Equations of Motion on a Constant Pressure Surface; 4.6 Variation with Height of the Geostrophic Wind; 4.7 The Circulation Theorems; 4.8 The Vorticity Equation; 4.9 Potential Vorticity and Its Conservation; 4.10 Rossby Waves; 4.11 Frictionally Driven Secondary Circulation; 4.12 Vertical Convection; 4.13 Waves on an Interface; 4.14 Acoustic-Gravity Waves; List of Symbols; Problems; Solutions; General References; CHAPTER V. SOLAR AND TERRESTRIAL RADIATION; Part I: Principles of Radiative Transfer
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5.1 Definition and Concepts
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-260355-9
Language:
English
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