Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics
Subtitle: an Introductory Text
Contributors: Plumb, R.
Series: IG/International Geophysics, 93; IG/International Geophysics, 93
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Burlington
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9780080556703
Description: 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 a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed. The combination of observations, theory and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by making it.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: 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.; title: Chapter 11. The Thermohaline Circulation of the OceanChapter 12. Climate and Climate Variability; Appendices; References; Index; International Geophysics Series.