John Marshall (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, U., R. Alan Plumb (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, U.

Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics

An Introductory Text

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, this book provides an introduction on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It discusses the role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate.

Produktdetails

• International Geophysics Series Vol.93
• Verlag: Academic Press
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: C2009-0-03546-6
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 284mm x 219mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 1012g
• ISBN-13: 9780125586917
• ISBN-10: 0125586914
• Artikelnr.: 22989975

Inhaltsangabe

1. Characteristics of the atmosphere. 2. The global energy balance. 3. The vertical structure of the atmosphere. 4. Convection. 5. The Meridional structure of the atmosphere. 6. The equations of fluid motion. 7. Balanced flow. 8. The general circulation of the atmosphere. 9. The ocena and its circulation. 10. The wind-driven circulation. 11. The thermohaline circulation of the ocean. 12. Climate and climate variability. 13. Appendices.

Rezensionen

"Marshall and Plumb have nicely presented the basics of both meteorology and oceanography in this work. The book begins with a discusssion of atmospheric characteristics; the final chapter on climate and climatic variability nicely leads into the subject of global warming, and should be read by anyone with an interest in the future of the planet. . . . Highly recommended." --A.E. Staver, Northern Illinois University, in CHOICE, June 2008