UID:
almafu_9958132549002883
Format:
1 online resource (various pagings) :
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illustrations.
ISBN:
9780750310529
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0750310529
Series Statement:
[IOP release 1]
Content:
This text provides a self-contained introductory graduate-level course in atmospheric physics for students of meteorology or physics. Assuming no prior knowledge other than basic mechanics and calculus, the author offers a solid overview of how the atmosphere functions, including topics such as thermodynamics, cloud microphysics, atmospheric radiation and remote sensing. Includes worked examples to aid understanding.
Note:
"Version: 20141101"--Title page verso.
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Preface -- Author biography -- Introduction -- Composition of the atmosphere -- Observed vertical structure
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Thermodynamics of dry air -- Pressure, temperature and the ideal gas law -- Hydrostatic balance -- Atmospheric energy and the first law of thermodynamics -- Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics -- Static stability
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Thermodynamics of moist air -- Thermodynamics of moist non-condensing air -- Condensation and evaporation -- The moist adiabat -- Static stability of a moist atmosphere with condensation -- Mixing clouds and contrails
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Cloud microphysics -- Homogeneous nucleation -- Heterogeneous nucleation and aerosols -- Droplet growth by condensation -- From cloud droplets to precipitation
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Atmospheric radiation -- Electromagnetic radiation -- Interaction between radiation and matter: some generalities -- Molecular absorption -- Scattering -- Absorption by cloud drops -- Radiative transfer : generalities -- Radiative transfer of longwave radiation -- Absorption and emission spectra of Earth's atmosphere -- Some scattering effects
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The atmospheric boundary layer -- Scale separation and Reynolds averaging -- Closure, mixing length and flux-gradient relations -- The Ekman layer -- The surface layer -- Static stability and the Monin-Obukhov similarity.
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Also available in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780750310536
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0750310537
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1088/978-0-7503-1052-9
URL:
http://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-0-7503-1052-9
