Advances in geophysics
Contributors: Mieghem, Jacques van
Series: Advances in Geophysics -- v.21; Advances in geophysics
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 1979
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 421
ISBN-13: 9780080568508
Subjects: Weather; Geophysics; Geology -- Periodicals; Geology; Physics -- Periodicals; Weather -- Periodicals; Physics
Description: ADVANCES IN GEOPHYSICS VOLUME 21.
Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Advances in Geophysics, Volume 21; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1. Driving Mechanisms for the Earth's Dynamo; 1. Introduction; 2. Physical and Chemical Properties of the Earth's Core; 3. Conservation Laws; 4. Power Sources for the Magnetic Field; 5. Implications of the Dynamics and Chemistry of the Core; 6. Summary; List of Symbols; References; Chapter 2. Flexure; 1. Introduction; 2. Governing Equations; 3. Lithospheric Buckling; 4. Flexure with End Loading; 5. Compensation of Loads; 6. Axisymmetric Bending; 7. Viscoelastic Flexure; 8. Stress Relaxation; title: 9. Plastic Yielding during Flexure10. Conclusions; List of Symbols; References; Chapter 3. The Influence of Mountains on the Atmosphere; 1. An Introduction to Mountain Effects; 2. The Flow over Hills and the Generation of Mountain Waves; 3. The Flow near Mesoscale and Synoptic-Scale Mountains; 4. Orographic Control of Precipitation; 5. Planetary-Scale Mountain Waves; References; Chapter 4. Climatic Effects of Cirrus Clouds; 1. Introduction; 2. Review of Previous Work; 3. Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere; 4. Heat and Radiation Budgets of the Atmosphere; title: 5. Effects of Increased Cirrus Cloudiness6. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 5. Spectral Energetics of the Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere; 1. Introduction; 2. Governing Equations; 3. Data Sources and Procedure of Analysis; 4. Zonal Mean Climatology of Basic Fields; 5. Spatial Energetics; 6. Spectral Energetics; 7. Potential Energy Generation and Kinetic Energy Dissipation Calculated as Residuals; 8. The Complete Energy Cycle; Appendix. Tables of Basic Calculations; List of Symbols; References; Subject Index