Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics : an Introductory Text.

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.
Subjects:
Atmospheric circulation.
Ocean-atmosphere interaction.
Ocean circulation.
Fluid dynamics.
Atmospheric thermodynamics.
Atmospheric circulation
Atmospheric thermodynamics
Fluid dynamics
Ocean-atmosphere interaction
Ocean circulation
Atmosphäre
System Dynamics
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Allgemeine atmosphärische Zirkulation
Meeresströmung
Wechselwirkung
Interação ar-mar.
Dinâmica dos fluídos.
Termodinâmica atmosférica.
Lehrbuch.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics: An Introductory Text; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 0.1. Outline, Scope, and Rationale of the Book; 0.2. Preface; Chapter 1. Characteristics of the Atmosphere; Chapter 2. The Global Energy Balance; Chapter 3. The Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere; Chapter 4. Convection; Chapter 5. The Meridional Structure of the Atmosphere; Chapter 6. The Equations of Fluid Motion; Chapter 7. Balanced Flow; Chapter 8. The General Circulation of the Atmosphere; Chapter 9. The Ocean and Its Circulation; Chapter 10. The Wind-Driven Circulation.
  • Chapter 11. The Thermohaline Circulation of the OceanChapter 12. Climate and Climate Variability; Appendices; References; Index; International Geophysics Series.

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