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
Prelude
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- 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
Summary
The most fruitful areas for growth of the sciences are those between established fields. Science has been increasingly the task of specialists, in fields which show a tendency to grow progressively narrower. Important work is delayed by the unavailability in one field of results that may have already become classical in the next field. It is these boundary regions of science that offer the richest opportunities to the qualified investigator.
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- Physics of the Atmosphere and Climate , pp. xix - xxPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012