Ocean Atmosphere Interaction and Climate Modeling
Contributors: Mikhail Hazin (Translator)
Edition: 1 edition
Series: Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 20, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 391
ISBN-13: 9780521025935
Subjects: Meteorology; Oceanography (seas); Environmental Science; Science; Science/Mathematics; Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology; Earth Sciences - Oceanography; Ocean-atmosphere interaction--Mathematical mo; Ocean-atmosphere interaction--Mathematical models; Science / Meteorology; Science-Earth Sciences - Oceanography; Science-Environmental Science; Climatology; Mathematical models; Ocean-atmosphere interaction
First sentence: The climatic system (G) is the totality of the atmosphere, (A), hydrosphere (H), cryosphere (C), lithosphere (L), and biosphere (B) interacting and exchanging energy and substance with each other, that is, G = A H C L B, where by the atmosphere is meant the Earth's gas shell; by the hydrosphere - the World Ocean with all marginal and internal seas; by the cryosphere - the continental ice sheets, sea ice, and land snow cover; by the lithosphere - the active land layer and everything that is on it, including lakes, rivers and underground waters; and, finally, by the biosphere is meant the land and sea vegetation and living organisms, including human beings.