Fundamentals of Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere

Guido Visconti (Autor)

Media-Kombination

XVIII, 593 Seiten

2001 | 2001
Springer Berlin
9783540674207 (ISBN)

Infos

This book takes an introductory look at the physics and chemistry of the atmosphere and the climate dynamics. It provides the basics in thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, radiation and chemistry and explains the most interesting problems existing in the study of the atmosphere of the Earth and planets. This book also offers the computer programs to solve these problems. Themes covered include the most recent evolution concerning the ozone hole, the carbon dioxide problem, and chaos theory.

Inhalt

1 Introduction.- 2 Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere.- 3 Radiation: The First Steps.- 4 Origin and Evolution of the Atmospheres.- 5 The First Laws of Motion.- 6 A Few Simple Applications.- 7 The Atmospheric Motions.- 8 The Planetary Boundary layer.- 9 Aerosols and Clouds.- 10 Waves in the Atmosphere.- 11 The Data on the Atmospheric Circulation.- 12 Theories on the General Circulation of the Atmosphere.- 13 Radiation for Different Uses.- 14 Simple Climate Models.- 15 The Application of the Simple Climate Models.- 16 Chemistry of the Troposphere.- 17 Dynamics of the Middle Atmosphere.- 18 Stratospheric Chemistry.- 19 Chaos in the Atmosphere.- Appendix A.- A.1 Constructing a Tephigram.- Appendix B.- B.1 Flow Over an Obstacle: The Numerical Solution.- Appendix C.- C.1 The Quasi Geostrophic Potential Vorticity in log-p Coordinates.- C.2 The Eliassen and Palm Flux Terms.- C.3 Energy and EP Flux.- C.4 The WKB Approximation.- C.5 The Numerical Solution to the Wave Equation.- Appendix D.- Appendix E.- E.1 A Listing for the North’s Spectral Model.- E.2 Program for the Sellers Model.- Appendix F.- F.1 The Model for Stochastic Resonance.- F.2. The FORTRAN Program.- Symbols.- References.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: XVIII, 593 p. With online files/update.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 155 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 1000 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Aerosol • Atmosphäre • Atmospheric circulation • climatology • Cloud • Earth system science • Environmental Sciences • meteorology • Physics of the atmosphere • troposphere
• ISBN-13: 9783540674207 / 9783540674207
• Zustand: Neuware