Fundamentals of meteorology

Fundamentals of meteorology / Vlado Spiridonov, Mladjen Ćurić.

"This book is dedicated to the atmosphere of our planet, and discusses historical and contemporary achievements in meteorological science and technology for the betterment of society. The book explores many significant atmospheric phenomena and physical processes from the local to global scale,...

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Main Authors: Spiridonov, Vlado (Author), Ćurić, Mladjen (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Subjects:
Meteorology.
Atmospheric physics.
meteorology.
Atmospheric physics
Air > Pollution
Atmospheric science
Climatic changes
Meteorology
Thermodynamics
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • About the Authors
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Meteorology as a Natural Science
  • 2.1 Definition of the Atmosphere
  • 2.2 Methods of Research of the Atmosphere
  • 2.2.1 Experimental Method of Research
  • 2.3 Relationship Between Meteorology and Other Sciences
  • 2.4 Classification of Meteorology
  • 2.4.1 Classification Based on the Studied Area
  • 2.4.2 Classification According to the Scale of Processes
  • 2.5 The Modern Term of Meteorology
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Historical Background
  • 3.1 Aristotle's Meteorologica
  • 3.2 Early Research Period
  • 3.3 Modern Research Period
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Structure and Composition of the Atmosphere
  • 4.1 Earth Spheres
  • 4.2 Basic Characteristics of the Atmosphere
  • 4.3 Origin of the Atmosphere
  • 4.4 Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere
  • 4.5 Significant Atmospheric Gases
  • 4.5.1 General Facts About the Atmosphere
  • 4.6 Atmospheric Structure
  • 4.6.1 Thermal Structure of the Atmosphere
  • 4.7 Magneto-electronic Structure
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Energy and Radiation
  • 5.1 Basic Features
  • 5.2 Radiation Laws
  • 5.3 Electromagnetic Radiation
  • 5.4 Solar Radiation
  • 5.4.1 Solar Constant
  • 5.4.2 Direct Solar Radiation
  • 5.4.3 Diffused Solar Radiation (D)
  • 5.4.4 Solar Radiation Factors
  • 5.4.5 Temporal and Spatial Changes in Insolation
  • 5.5 Optical Radiation
  • 5.5.1 UV Index
  • 5.5.2 UV Index Factors
  • 5.6 Ozone Layer
  • 5.7 Earth Longwave Radiation
  • 5.7.1 Earth's Annual and Global Mean Energy Budget
  • 5.7.2 Earth's Heat Balance
  • 5.7.3 Earth Radiation Budget and the Planetary Temperature
  • 5.7.4 The Simple Greenhouse Model
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Atmospheric Thermodynamics
  • 6.1 Definition
  • 6.1.1 Thermodynamic System
  • 6.2 An Ideal Gas Law
  • 6.2.1 The Equation of State of Dry Air
  • 6.2.2 The Equation of State of Moist Air
  • 6.3 First Principle of Thermodynamics
  • 6.3.1 The First Principle of Thermodynamics for an Ideal Gas
  • 6.3.2 Enthalpy
  • 6.3.3 Poisson Equations
  • 6.3.4 Potential Temperature
  • 6.3.5 Implementation of the First Principle of Thermodynamics
  • 6.4 The Second Principle of Thermodynamics
  • 6.4.1 Definition of Entropy
  • 6.4.2 Summary on Reversible and Irreversible Processes
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Air Temperature
  • 7.1 Air Temperature Definition
  • 7.2 Heat and Temperature
  • 7.2.1 Heat Transfer
  • 7.3 Temperature Factors
  • 7.3.1 Heat Advection
  • 7.4 Temperature Changes
  • 7.4.1 Daily Insolation and Pure Radiation
  • 7.4.2 Daily Air Temperature Distribution
  • 7.4.3 Vertical Temperature Change
  • 7.4.4 Adiabatic Changes of Temperature
  • 7.4.5 Temperature Inversion
  • 7.4.6 Global Distributions of Temperature
  • 7.4.7 Surface Temperatures
  • 7.4.8 Urban Heat Island
  • 7.5 Temperature Scales
  • 7.6 Isotherms
  • 7.7 Latitudinal Heat Balance
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

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