The Earth's Atmosphere

Its Physics and Dynamics
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-642-09717-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 367 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 664 g

The author has sought to incorporate in the book some of the fundamental concepts and principles of the physics and dynamics of the atmosphere, a knowledge and understanding of which should help an average student of science to comprehend some of the great complexities of the earth-atmosphere system, in which a thr- way interaction between the atmosphere, the land and the ocean tends to maintain an overall mass and energy balance in the system through physical and dynamical processes. The book, divided into two parts and consisting of 19 chapters, introduces only those aspects of the subject that, according to the author, are deemed essential to meet the objective in view. The emphasis is more on clarity and understanding of physical and dynamical principles than on details of complex theories and ma- ematics. Attempt is made to treat each subject from ?rst principles and trace its development to present state, as far as possible. However, a knowledge of basic c- culus and differential equations is sine qua non especially for some of the chapters which appear later in the book.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saha, Kshudiram

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geophysik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Geophysik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geodäsie, Kartographie, GIS, Fernerkundung
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltüberwachung, Umweltanalytik, Umweltinformatik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geodäsie, Kartographie, Fernerkundung
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Umweltphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Physics of the Earth’s Atmosphere.- The Sun and the Earth – The Solar System and the Earth’s Gravitation.- The Earth’s Atmosphere – Its Origin, Composition and Properties.- Heat and Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere.- Water Vapour in the Atmosphere: Thermodynamics of Moist Air.- Physics of Cloud and Precipitation.- Physics of Radiation – Fundamental Laws.- The Sun and its Radiation.- The Incoming Solar Radiation – Interaction with the Earth’s Atmosphere and Surface.- Heat Balance of the Earth’s Surface – Upward and Downward Transfer of Heat.- Heat Balance of the Earth-Atmosphere System – Heat Sources and Sinks.- Dynamics of the Earth’s Atmosphere – The General Circulation.- Winds on a Rotating Earth – The Dynamical Equations and the Conservation Laws.- Simplified Equations of Motion – Quasi-Balanced Winds.- Circulation, Vorticity and Divergence.- The Boundary Layers of the Atmosphere and the Ocean.- Waves and Oscillations in the Atmosphere and the Ocean.- Equatorial Waves and Oscillations.- Dynamical Models and Numerical Weather Prediction (N.W.P.).- Dynamical Instability of Atmospheric Flows – Energetics and Energy Conversions.- The General Circulation of the Atmosphere.