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An introduction to atmospheric thermodynamics /

This is a self-contained, concise, rigorous book introducing the reader to the basics of atmospheric thermodynamics, and the author is a highly respected researcher in this field. This new edition has been brought completely up to date and reorganized to improve the quality and flow of the material....

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:QC880.4 T5 T7.66 2007
Auteur principal: Tsonis, Anastasios A
Format: Livre
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Édition:2a ed.
Sujets:
Table des matières:
  • 1. Basic definitions
  • 2. Some useful mathematical and physical topics
  • 3. Early experiments and laws
  • 4. The first law of thermodynamics
  • 5. The second law of thermodynamics
  • 6. Water and its transformations
  • 7. Moist air
  • 8. Vertical stability in the atmosphere
  • 9. Thermodynamic diagrams
  • 10. Beyond this book.