Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics : an Introductory Text.

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...

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Main Author: Marshall, John
Other Authors: Plumb, R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington : Elsevier, 2007.
Series:IG/International Geophysics, 93.
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Summary: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 making it.
Physical Description:1 online resource (345 pages)
ISBN:9780080556703
0080556701
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.