Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Prelude
- 1 The Earth-atmosphere system
- 2 Thermodynamics of gases
- 3 The Second Law and its implications
- 4 Heterogeneous systems
- 5 Transformations of moist air
- 6 Hydrostatic equilibrium
- 7 Static stability
- 8 Radiative transfer
- 9 Aerosol and cloud
- 10 Atmospheric motion
- 11 Atmospheric equations of motion
- 12 Large-scale motion
- 13 The planetary boundary layer
- 14 Wave propagation
- 15 The general circulation
- 16 Dynamic stability
- 17 Influence of the ocean
- 18 Interaction with the stratosphere
- Appendix A Conversion to SI units
- Appendix B Thermodynamic properties of air and water
- Appendix C Physical constants
- Appendix D Vector identities
- Appendix E Curvilinear coordinates
- Appendix F Pseudo-adiabatic chart
- Appendix G Acronyms
- Answers to selected problems
- References
- Index
- Plate section
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Prelude
- 1 The Earth-atmosphere system
- 2 Thermodynamics of gases
- 3 The Second Law and its implications
- 4 Heterogeneous systems
- 5 Transformations of moist air
- 6 Hydrostatic equilibrium
- 7 Static stability
- 8 Radiative transfer
- 9 Aerosol and cloud
- 10 Atmospheric motion
- 11 Atmospheric equations of motion
- 12 Large-scale motion
- 13 The planetary boundary layer
- 14 Wave propagation
- 15 The general circulation
- 16 Dynamic stability
- 17 Influence of the ocean
- 18 Interaction with the stratosphere
- Appendix A Conversion to SI units
- Appendix B Thermodynamic properties of air and water
- Appendix C Physical constants
- Appendix D Vector identities
- Appendix E Curvilinear coordinates
- Appendix F Pseudo-adiabatic chart
- Appendix G Acronyms
- Answers to selected problems
- References
- Index
- Plate section
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- Physics of the Atmosphere and Climate , pp. 647 - 666Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012