Part one Physics of the earth s atmosphere: 1. The sun and the earth.- 2. The earth s atmosphere.- 3. Heat and thermodynamics of the atmosphere.- 4. Water vapor in the atmosphere.- 5. Physics of cloud and precipitation.- 6. Physics of radiation fundamental laws.- 7. The sun and its radiation.- 8. The incoming solar radiation interaction with the earth s atmosphere and surface.- 9. Heat balance of the earth s surface upward and downward transfer of heat.- 10. Heat balance of the earth-atmosphere system heat sources and sinks.- Part two Dynamics of the earth s atmosphere the general circulation: 11. Winds on a rotating earth the dynamical equations and the conservation laws.- 12. Simplified equations of motion quasi-balanced winds.- 13. Circulation, vorticity and divergence.- 14. The boundary layers of the atmosphere and the ocean.- 15. Waves and oscillations in the atmosphere and ocean.- 16. Equatorial waves and oscillations.- 17. Dynamical models and numerical weather prediction.- 18. Dynamical instability of atmospheric flows.- 19. The general circulation of the atmosphere.- Appendices.- References.- Indices.
EAN/ISBN : 9783540784272
Publisher(s): Springer, Berlin
Format: ePub/PDF

Author(s): Saha, Kshudiram