Maarten Ambaum

Thermal Physics of the Atmosphere (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Thermal Physics of the Atmosphere offers a concise and thorough introduction on how basic thermodynamics naturally leads on to advanced topics in atmospheric physics. The book starts by covering the basics of thermodynamics and its applications in atmospheric science. The later chapters describe major applications, specific to more specialized areas of atmospheric physics, including vertical structure and stability, cloud formation, and radiative processes. The book concludes with a discussion of non-equilibrium thermodynamics as applied to the atmosphere. This book provides a thorough introduction and invaluable grounding for specialised literature on the subject. * Introduces a wide range of areas associated with atmospheric physics * Starts from basic level thermal physics * Ideally suited for readers with a general physics background * Self-assessment questions included for each chapter * Supplementary website to accompany the book

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470710371
• Artikelnr.: 37298743

Autorenporträt

Maarten H. P. Ambaum is the author of Thermal Physics of the Atmosphere, published by Wiley.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Useful data. 1 Ideal gases. 1.1 Thermodynamic variables. 1.2
Microscopic viewpoint. 1.3 Ideal gas mixtures. Problems. 2 The first and
second laws. 2.1 Work. 2.2 Energy conservation: the first law. 2.3 Entropy
and the second law. 2.4 Boltzmann entropy. 2.5 Entropy and probability: a
macroscopic example. 2.6 Entropy and probability: a stochastic example.
Problems. 3 General applications. 3.1 Thermodynamic potentials. 3.2 Heat
capacity. 3.3 Properties of ideal gases. 3.4 van der Waals' Gases. 3.5 Open
systems: enthalpy flux. 3.6 Latent heat. 3.7 Turbulent energy fluxes. 3.8
Potential temperature. Problems. 4 The atmosphere under gravity. 4.1
Geopotential. 4.2 Hydrostatic balance. 4.3 Adiabatic lapse rate. 4.4
Buoyancy. 4.5 Dry static energy and Bernoulli function. 4.6 Statistical
mechanics. Problems. 5 Water in the atmosphere. 5.1 The Clausius Clapeyron
equation. 5.2 Calculation of saturated vapour pressure. 5.3 Humidity
variables. 5.4 Moist static energy. Problems. 6 Vertical structure of the
moist atmosphere. 6.1 Adiabatic lapse rate for moist air. 6.2 Entropy
budget for saturated air. 6.3 Finite amplitude instabilities. 6.4 Vertical
structure in thermodynamic diagrams. 6.5 Convective available potential
energy. 7 Cloud drops. 7.1 Homogeneous nucleation: the Kelvin effect. 7.2
Heterogeneous nucleation: the Raoult effect. 7.3 Köhler theory. 7.4
Charge-enhanced nucleation. 7.5 Droplet growth. Problems. 8 Mixtures and
solutions. 8.1 Chemical potentials. 8.2 Ideal gas mixtures and ideal
solutions. 8.3 Raoult's law revisited. 8.4 Boiling and freezing of
solutions. Problems. 9 Thermal radiation. 9.1 Thermal radiation and
Kirchhoff's law. 9.2 The Stefan-Boltzmann and Wien displacement laws. 9.3
Global energy budget and the greenhouse effect. 9.4 Horizontal variations.
9.5 Radiative intensity. 9.6 Radiative transfer. 9.7 Radiative-convective
equilibrium. 9.8 Thermodynamics of a photon gas. 9.9 Derivation of the
Planck law. Problems. 10 Non-equilibrium processes. 10.1 Energetics of
motion. 10.2 Diabatic effects and the second law. 10.3 Thermodynamics of
forced dissipative systems. 10.4 Climate thermodynamics. Problems. Appendix
A Functions of several variables. Appendix B Exergy and thermodynamic
stability. Appendix C Thermodynamic diagrams. Appendix D Relationship
between energy density and energy flux. Index.