The Stratosphere (eBook)

Dynamics, Transport, and Chemistry

L. M. Polvani, A. H. Sobel, D. W. Waugh (Herausgeber)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
196 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-67230-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 190.

The Stratosphere: Dynamics, Transport, and Chemistry is the first volume in 20 years that offers a comprehensive review of the Earth's stratosphere, increasingly recognized as an important component of the climate system. The volume addresses key advances in our understanding of the stratospheric circulation and transport and summarizes the last two decades of research to provide a concise yet comprehensive overview of the state of the field.
This monograph reviews many important aspects of the dynamics, transport, and chemistry of the stratosphere by some of the world's leading experts, including up-to-date discussions of

* Dynamics of stratospheric polar vortices

* Chemistry and dynamics of the ozone hole

* Role of solar variability in the stratosphere

* Effect of gravity waves in the stratosphere

* Importance of atmospheric annular modes

This volume will be of interest to graduate students and scientists who wish to learn more about the stratosphere. It will also be useful to atmospheric science departments as a textbook for classes on the stratosphere.

Autor

L. M. Polvani and A. H. Sobel are the authors of The Stratosphere: Dynamics, Transport, and Chemistry, published by Wiley.

Inhalt

Foreword: R. Alan Plumb--A Brief Biographical Sketch and
Personal Tribute

Adam H. Sobel vii

Preface

Lorenzo M. Polvani, Adam H. Sobel, and Darryn W. Waugh
xiii

Introduction

Darryn W. Waugh and Lorenzo M. Polvani 1

Middle Atmosphere Research Before Alan Plumb

Marvin A. Geller 5

Planetary Waves and the Extratropical Winter Stratosphere

R. Alan Plumb 23

Stratospheric Polar Vortices

Darryn W. Waugh and Lorenzo M. Polvani 43

Annular Modes of the Troposphere and Stratosphere

Paul J. Kushner 59

Stratospheric Equatorial Dynamics

Lesley J. Gray 93

Gravity Waves in the Stratosphere

M. Joan Alexander 109

Variability and Trends in Stratospheric Temperature and Water
Vapor

William J. Randel 123

Trace Gas Transport in the Stratosphere: Diagnostic Tools and
Techniques

Mark R. Schoeberl and Anne R. Douglass 137

Chemistry and Dynamics of the Antarctic Ozone Hole

Paul A. Newman 157

Solar Variability and the Stratosphere

Joanna D. Haigh 173

AGU Category Index 189

Index 191

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.6.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Geophysical Monograph Series
• Reihe/Serie: Geophysical Monograph Series
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Atmospheric Physics & Chemistry • atmospheric sciences • earth sciences • Geowissenschaften • Klimatologie u. Meteorologie • Physik u. Chemie der Atmosphäre • Physik u. Chemie der Atmosphäre
• ISBN-10: 1-118-67230-5 / 1118672305
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-67230-3 / 9781118672303