| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 330 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
International geophysics series ; v. 22
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International geophysics series ; v. 22.
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| Summary |
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 accessible to students with no prior training in meteorology or oceanography. * Written at a mathematical level that is appealing for undergraduates and beginning graduate students * Provides a useful educational tool through a combination of observations and laboratory demonstrations which can be viewed over the web * Contains instructions on how to reproduce the simple but informative laboratory experiments * Includes copious problems (with sample answers) to help students learn the material. |
| Contents |
1. Characteristics of the atmosphere -- 2. The global energy balance -- 3. The vertical structure of the atmosphere -- 4. Convection -- 5. The Meridional structure of the atmosphere -- 6. The equations of fluid motion -- 7. Balanced flow -- 8. The general circulation of the atmosphere -- 9. The ocena and its circulation -- 10. The wind-driven circulation -- 11. The thermohaline circulation of the ocean -- 12. Climate and climate variability -- 13. Appendices. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographican references and indexes. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Planets -- Atmospheres.
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Planets -- Atmospheres. |
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Planets -- Atmospheres -- Thermodynamic equilibrium. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chamberlain, Joseph W. (Joseph Wyan), 1928- Theory of planetary atmospheres. New York : Academic Press, 1978 9780121672508 (OCoLC)428095175 |
| ISBN |
9780080954561 (electronic book) |
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0080954561 (electronic book) |
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0121672506 |
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9780121672508 |
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