Call number:
AWI A5-00-0230
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents: Preface. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Atmospheric thermodynamics. - 3 Atmospheric radiation. - 4 Basic fluid dynamics. - 5 Further atmospheric fluid dynamics. - 6 Stratospheric chemistry. - 7 Atmospheric remote sensing. - 8 Atmospheric modelling. - Appendix A: Useful physical constants. - Appendix B: Derivation of the equations of motion in spherical coordinates. - Appendix C: Solutions and hints for selected problems. - Bibliography. - Index
Description / Table of Contents:
This textbook presents a broad coverage of atmospheric physics. It assumes a basic knowledge of undergraduate-level physics and mathematics but begins at a lower level than most other textbooks, and shows how physics helps us to understand many important aspects of atmospheric behaviour. An introduction to atmospheric physics presents a thorough treatment of atmospheric thermodynamics, radiative transfer, atmospheric fluid dynamics and elementary atmospheric chemistry. Armed with an understanding of these topics. the interested student will be able to grasp the essential physics behind issues of current concern, such as the amplification of the greenhouse effect and associated questions of climate change, the Antarctic ozone hole and global depletion, as well as more familiar processes such as the formation of raindrops and the development of weather systems. This book is an excellent introductory text for intermediate-to-advanced undergraduates studying atmospheric physics as part of physics, meteorology, or environmental science courses. It will also be useful for graduate students studying atmospheric physics for the first time and for students of applied mathematics, physical chemistry and engineering who have an interest in the atmosphere.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
X, 229 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
0521620511
Branch Library:
AWI Library
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