UID:
edoccha_9959229937802883
Format:
1 online resource (333 p.)
ISBN:
1-283-52555-0
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9786613838001
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0-08-095451-0
Series Statement:
International geophysics series ; volume 16
Content:
For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed. The combination of observations, theory and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by m
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Scale Analysis; 1.2 The Fundamental Forces; 1.3 Non-Newtonian Reference Frames and ""Apparent"" Forces; 1.4 Total Differentiation; 1.5 Atmospheric Thermodynamics; Problems; Suggested References; Chapter 2. The Momentum Equation; 2.1 Total Differentiation of a Vector in a Rotating System; 2.2 The Vectorial Form of the Momentum Equation in Rotating Coordinates; 2.3 The Component Equations in Spherical Coordinates; 2.4 Scale Analysis of the Equations of Motion
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ProblemsSuggested References; Chapter 3. Elementary Applications of the Horizontal Equations of Motion; 3.1 The Geostrophic Wind; 3.2 Balanced Curved Flow; 3.3 Trajectories and Streamlines; 3.4 Vertical Shear of the Geostrophic Wind: The Thermal Wind; Problems; Suggested Reference; Chapter 4. The Continuity Equation; 4.1 Derivation in Cartesian Coordinates; 4.2 Equation of Continuity in Isobaric Coordinates; 4.3 Vertical Motion; 4.4 The Relationship between ? and w; 4.5 The Measurement of Horizontal Divergence; Problems; Chapter 5. Circulation and Vorticity; 5.1 The Circulation Theorem
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5.2 Vorticity5.3 Potential Vorticity; 5.4 The Vorticity Equation; 5.5 Scale Analysis of the Vorticity Equation; Problems; Suggested References; Chapter 6. The Planetary Boundary Layer; 6.1 The Mixing Length Theory; 6.2 The Ekman Layer Equations; 6.3 Secondary Circulations and Spin-Down; Problems; Suggested References; Chapter 7. Diagnostic Analysis of Synoptic Scale Motions in Middle Latitudes; 7.1 The Observed Structure of Midlatitude Synoptic Systems; 7.2 The Basic Equations in Isobaric Coordinates; 7.3 Diagnostic Equations; 7.4 Idealized Model of a Developing Baroclinic System; Problems
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Suggested ReferencesChapter 8. Numerical Prediction; 8.1 Historical Background; 8.2 Filtering of Sound and Gravity Waves; 8.3 Filtered Forecast Equations; 8.4 One-Parameter Models; 8.5 A Two-Parameter Baroclinic Model; 8.6 Numerical Solution of the Barotropic Vorticity Equation; 8.7 Primitive Equation Models; Problems; Suggested References; Chapter 9. Atmospheric Oscillations: Linear Perturbation Theory; 9.1 The Perturbation Method; 9.2 Properties of Waves; 9.3 Sound Waves; 9.4 Gravity Waves: Vertical Stability; 9.5 Rossby Waves; Problems; Suggested References
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Chapter 10. The Origin and Motion of Midlatitude Synoptic Systems10.1 Hydrodynamic Instability; 10.2 Baroclinic Instability: Cyclogenesis; 10.3 The Energetics of Baroclinic Waves; 10.4 Fronts and Frontogenesis; Problems; Suggested References; Chapter 11. The General Circulation; 11.1 The Nature of the Problem; 11.2 The Energy Cycle: A Quasi-Geostrophic Model; 11.3 The Momentum Budget; 11.4 The Dynamics of Zonally Symmetric Circulations; 11.5 Laboratory Simulation of the General Circulation; 11.6 The Numerical Simulation; 11.7 The General Circulation of the Stratosphere; Problems
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Suggested References
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-354350-9
Language:
English
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