An Introduction to the Global Circulation of the Atmosphere (eBook)

David Randall (Autor)

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2015
456 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-6652-6 (ISBN)

Infos

The most comprehensive advanced graduate-level textbook on the subjectThis is a graduate-level textbook on the global circulation of the Earth's atmosphere-the large-scale system of winds by which energy is transported around the planet, from the tropical latitudes to the poles. Written by David Randall, one of the world's foremost experts on the subject, it is the most comprehensive textbook on the topic. Intended for Earth science students who have completed some graduate-level coursework in atmospheric dynamics, the book will help students build on that foundation, preparing them for research in the field.The book describes the many phenomena of the circulation and explains them in terms of current ideas from fluid dynamics and thermodynamics, with frequent use of isentropic coordinates and using the methods of vector calculus. It emphasizes the key roles of water vapor and clouds, includes detailed coverage of energy flows and transformations, and pays close attention to scale interactions. The book also describes the major historical contributions of key scientists, giving a human dimension to the narrative, and it closes with a discussion of how the global circulation is evolving as the Earth's climate changes.The most comprehensive graduate-level textbook on the subjectWritten by one of the world's leading expertsConnects global circulation and climate phenomenaAddresses energy, moisture, and angular-momentum balance; the hydrologic cycle; and atmospheric turbulence and convectionEmphasizes the energy cycle of the atmosphere; the role of moist processes; and circulation as an unpredictable, chaotic processHelps prepare students for researchAn online illustration package is available to professors

Autor

David A. Randall is University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, and the author of Atmosphere, Clouds, and Climate (Princeton). He is the chief editor of the Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, and the former chief editor of the Journal of Climate. He has twice served as a coordinating lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.6.2015
• Zusatzinfo: 16 halftones. 194 line illus. 14 tables.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
• Schlagworte: advection • Angular momentum • Anticyclone • Approximation • Atlantic Ocean • Atmosphere of Earth • Atmospheric circulation • Atmospheric pressure • atmospheric sciences • boundary layer • Brewer-Dobson circulation • Buoyancy • Calculation • Cartesian coordinate system • Climate • climatology • Colorado State University • Continuity equation • Contour line • convection • coordinate system • Dependent and Independent variables • Dimensional Analysis • Dissipation • dot product • earth • Earth's rotation • Eddy (fluid dynamics) • energy flux • Enstrophy • Equation • Equations of motion • evaporation • Geopotential • Geopotential height • Gravity wave • Hadley cell • Hermite Polynomials • instability • internal energy • Intertropical Convergence Zone • Kelvin wave • kinetic energy • Lapse rate • latent heat • length scale • Low-pressure Area • Mass flux • meteorology • Middle latitudes • Moist static energy • monsoon • Northern Hemisphere • ocean current • Planetary boundary layer • potential energy • Potential temperature • Potential Vorticity • pressure gradient • Pressure-gradient force • Quantity • Quasi-biennial oscillation • Radiative cooling • Relative humidity • Rossby number • Rossby wave • Scale analysis (mathematics) • Sea Surface Temperature • southern hemisphere • specific volume • Spherical Coordinate System • Stratosphere • Subsidence • subtropics • Surface pressure • Temperature • Temperature Gradient • Tensor • Thermal wind • Three-dimensional space (mathematics) • trade winds • Trigonometric Functions • Tropical Cyclone • tropics • Tropopause • troposphere • two-dimensional space • Unit vector • Velocity • viscosity • Vorticity • Vorticity equation • Walker Circulation • water cycle • water vapor • wavenumber • Weather • Weather forecasting • Zonal and meridional • Zonal Flow
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-6652-9 / 1400866529
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-6652-6 / 9781400866526