Thermal Physics of the Atmosphere

Maarten H.P. Ambaum (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

268 Seiten

2020 | 2nd edition
Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-12-824498-2 (ISBN)

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Thermal Physics of the Atmosphere, Second Edition offers a concise and thorough introduction on how basic thermodynamics naturally leads to advanced topics in atmospheric physics. Chapters cover the basics of thermodynamics and its applications in atmospheric science and describe major applications, specifically more specialized areas of atmospheric physics, including vertical structure and stability, cloud formation and radiative processes. The book is fully revised, featuring informative sections on radiative transfer, thermodynamic cycles, the historical context to potential temperature concept, vertical thermodynamic coordinates, dewpoint temperature, the Penman equation, and entropy of moist air.

This book is a necessary guide for students (graduate, advanced undergraduate, master’s level) of atmospheric science, meteorology, climate science and researchers in these fields.

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Maarten Ambaum is professor of atmospheric physics and dynamics at the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading, United Kingdom. He holds a degree in theoretical physics from the University of Utrecht, and a PhD from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. He has published on a wide range of topics in atmospheric science and fluid dynamics. He was on the editorial boards of the Journal of the Climate and the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.

1. Ideal gases 2. The first and second laws 3. General applications 4. The atmosphere under gravity 5. Water in the atmosphere 6. Vertical structure of the moist atmosphere 7. Cloud drops 8. Mixtures and solutions 9. Thermal radiation 10. Radiative transfer 11. Non-equilibrium processes

Appendix A. Functions of several variables B. Thermodynamic diagrams

Erscheinungsdatum	15.01.2021
Reihe/Serie	Developments in Weather and Climate Science
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	191 x 235 mm
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
ISBN-10	0-12-824498-4 / 0128244984
ISBN-13	978-0-12-824498-2 / 9780128244982
Zustand	Neuware