UID:
almahu_9948025505102882
Format:
1 online resource (359 p.)
ISBN:
1-283-52577-1
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9786613838223
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0-08-095443-X
Series Statement:
International geophysics series ; volume 5
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
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; 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 Cravity; 1.6 Geopotential; 1.7 Satellite Orbits; 1.8 Hydrostatic Equation; 1.9 Distribution of Sea Level Pressure; 1.10 Atmospheric Tides; List of Symbols; Problems; General References; CHAPTER II. PROPERTIES OF ATMOSPHERIC GASES; 2.1 Molecular Behavior of Gases; 2.2 Composition of Air; 2.3 Elementary Kinetic Theory
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2.4 Equation of State of an Ideal Gas2.5 The Velocity Distribution of Molecules; 2.7 Conservation of Energy; 2.8 Conservation of Mass; 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; 2.20 Saturation Adiabatic Processes; 2.21 Distribution of Temperature and Water Vapor
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List of SymbolsProblems; General References; CHAPTER III. PROPERTIES AND BEHAVIOR OF CLOUD PARTICLES; Part I: Growth; 3.1 Intermolecular Forces and Surface Tension; 3.2 Equilibrium Vapor Pressure over a Curved Surface; 3.3 Equilibrium Vapor Pressure over Solutions; 3.4 Distribution and Properties of Aerosols; 3.5 Growth of Droplets by Condensation; 3.6 Growth of Droplets by Accretion; 3.7 Supercooling of Droplets; 3.8 Ice Nuclei; 3.9 Vapor Pressure of Ice and Water Particles; 3.10 Growth of Ice Particles; 3.11 Structure of Ice Crystals; 3.12 Precipitation; 3.13 Artificial Cloud Modification
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Part II: Electrical Charge Generation and Its Effects3.14 Elementary Principles of Electricity; 3.15 Charge Separation in Clouds; 3.16 Origin and Distribution of Ions; 3.17 Conductivity; 3.18 The Lightning Discharge; 3.19 The Mean Electric Field; List of Symbols; Problems; General References; CHAPTER IV. SOLAR AND TERRESTRIAL RADIATION; Part I: Principles of Radiative Transfer; 4.1 Definitions and Concepts; 4.2 Absorption and Emission of Radiation; 4.3 Theory of Black-Body Radiation; 4.4 Characteristics of Black-Body Radiation; 4.5 The Line Spectrum; Part II: Radiation outside the Atmosphere
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4.6 The Sun4.7 Determination of the Solar Constant; 4.8 Distribution of Solar Energy Intercepted by the Earth; 4.9 Short- and Long-Wave Radiation; 4.10 Radiation Measurements from Satellites; Part III: Effects of Absorption and Emission; 4.11 Absorption; 4.12 The ""Atmosphere"" Effect; 4.13 Transfer of Radiation between Two Parallel Surfaces; 4.14 Transfer of Long-Wave Radiation in a Plane Stratified Atmosphere; 4.15 Experimental Determination of Flux Emissivity; 4.16 Divergence of Net Radiation; 4.17 Direct Measurement of Flux Divergence; Part IV: Photochemical Processes
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4.18 Dissociation of Oxygen and Its Consequences
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-260350-8
Language:
English
