The Earth's Atmosphere Its Physics and Dynamics /
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2008.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2008. |
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78427-2 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Physics of the Earth’s Atmosphere
- The Sun and the Earth – The Solar System and the Earth’s Gravitation
- The Earth’s Atmosphere – Its Origin, Composition and Properties
- Heat and Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere
- Water Vapour in the Atmosphere: Thermodynamics of Moist Air
- Physics of Cloud and Precipitation
- Physics of Radiation – Fundamental Laws
- The Sun and its Radiation
- The Incoming Solar Radiation – Interaction with the Earth’s Atmosphere and Surface
- Heat Balance of the Earth’s Surface – Upward and Downward Transfer of Heat
- Heat Balance of the Earth-Atmosphere System – Heat Sources and Sinks
- Dynamics of the Earth’s Atmosphere – The General Circulation
- Winds on a Rotating Earth – The Dynamical Equations and the Conservation Laws
- Simplified Equations of Motion – Quasi-Balanced Winds
- Circulation, Vorticity and Divergence
- The Boundary Layers of the Atmosphere and the Ocean
- Waves and Oscillations in the Atmosphere and the Ocean
- Equatorial Waves and Oscillations
- Dynamical Models and Numerical Weather Prediction (N.W.P.)
- Dynamical Instability of Atmospheric Flows – Energetics and Energy Conversions
- The General Circulation of the Atmosphere.