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Physics of the atmosphere and climate /

"Murry Salby's new book provides an integrated treatment of the processes controlling the Earth-atmosphere system, developed from first principles through a balance of theory and applications. This book builds on Salby's previous book, Fundamentals of Atmospheric Physics. The scope ha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Salby, Murry L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Earth-atmosphere system
  • Thermodynamics of gases
  • The second law and its implications
  • Heterogeneous systems
  • Transformations of moist air
  • Hydrostatic equilibrium
  • Static stability
  • Radiative transfer
  • Aerosol and cloud
  • Atmospheric motion
  • Atmospheric equations of motion
  • Large-scale motion
  • The planetary boundary layer
  • Wave propagation
  • The general circulation
  • Dynamic stability
  • Influence of the ocean
  • Interaction with the stratosphere.