Physics of Climate

Jose P. Peixoto, Abraham H. Oort (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

520 Seiten

1992 | 1992 ed.
American Institute of Physics (Verlag)
978-0-88318-712-8 (ISBN)

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"A superb reference." Physics Today "Will become a classic text in climate research. " Physics World "Valuable to anyone who studies, models, or uses the climate of the earth." Walter Robinson, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society "Informative and authoritative on a remarkably wide range of topics." Nature Are we entering a period of global warming? Is weather predictable? Physics of Climate offers you an in-depth description of atmospheric circulation and how environmental phenomena worldwide interact in a single, unified system. This integrated approach unites all the key features of the climate system--oceans, atmosphere, and cryosphere--to explain the structure and behavior of climate over time. Ideal for students and professionals in meteorology, oceanography, geophysics, and physics.

Contents: Nature of the Problem. Basic Equations for the Atmosphere and Oceans. Various Decompositions of the Circulation. The Data. Radiation Balance. Observed Mean State of the Atmosphere. Observed Mean State of the Oceans. Observed Mean State of the Cryosphere. Exchange Processes between the Earth's Surface and the Atmosphere. Angular Momentum Cycle. Water Cycle. Energetics. The Ocean-Atmosphere Heat Engine. Entropy in the Climate System. Interannual and Interdecadal Variability in the Climate System. Mathematical Simulation of Climate. Acknowledgments. Appendices. References.

Zusatzinfo	XXXIX, 520 p.
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 244 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
ISBN-10	0-88318-712-4 / 0883187124
ISBN-13	978-0-88318-712-8 / 9780883187128
Zustand	Neuware