The Atmosphere and Ocean is a fully revised and updated student friendly physical introduction to the atmosphere and ocean. Now in its Third Edition, the book continues to provide students with an accessible description of the atmosphere and ocean with emphasis on their physical properties and inter-dependence. Clearly structured throughout, the book demonstrates that the atmosphere andocean are both subject to the influence of the earths rotation and therefore they have a common dynamical basis. The author clearly demonstrates the fundamental differences between the two environments and provides the reader with a much better understanding of the atmosphere and the ocean and an appreciation of their closest interactive relationship. There have been many developments in the field over the past ten years and this latest edition of a highly successful textbook brings together new material on the ocean-atmosphere system and climate, the observed circulation of the atmosphere and ocean and radiation inthe atmosphere and ocean. Fully revised and updated 3rd Edition of student friendly physical introduction to the atmosphere and ocean. Now includes new chapters on observed circulation of the atmosphere and ocean, energy flows in theocean atmosphere system, modeling the ocean and atmosphere, the ocean atmosphere system and climate. Well structured and written in an authoritative yet accessible style suitable for 2nd and 3rd year students taking courses in meteorology, oceanography and related Earth Sciences or as an introduction for graduate students. Emphasis placed on physical properties and inter-dependence of the ocean and climate. ÍNDICE: Series Foreword ix 1 The Earth within the Solar System 1.1 The Sunand its constancy 1.2 Orbital variations in solar radiation 1.3 Radiative equilibrium temperature 1.4 Thermal inertia of the atmosphere 1.5 Albedo 1.6 The topography of the Earths surface 2 Composition and Physical Properties of the Ocean and Atmosphere 2.1 Evolution of the atmosphere and ocean 2.2 Present-daycomposition of sea water 2.3 Introduction to gases and liquids 2.4 Hydrostatic equilibrium 2.5 Adiabatic changes and potential temperature 2.6 Vertical stability of the ocean and atmosphere 3 Radiation, Temperature and Stability 3.1 Vertical variation of atmospheric constituents 3.2 The attenuation of solar radiation 3.3 Absorption of planetary radiation 3.4 Vertical temperature profileand its relation to radiation 3.5 The absorption of solar radiation in the ocean 3.6 Diurnal and seasonal temperature cycles in the ocean 4 Water in the Atmosphere 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The moist atmosphere 4.3 Measurement and observation of water vapour 4.4 Stability in a moist atmosphere 4.5 Processes of precipitation and evaporation: The formation of clouds 4.6 Macroscopic processes in cloud formation 5 Global Budgets of Heat, Water and Salt 5.1 The measurementof heat budgets at the surface 5.2 Observations of surface heat fluxes and budgets 5.3 The measurement of the water budget 5.4 Observations of the water budget 5.5 The salt budget of the ocean 5.6 Temperature and salinity relationships in the ocean 5.7 Tracers in the ocean 6 Observations of Winds and Currents 6.1 Measurement of winds and currents 6.2 Scales of motion in the atmosphere and ocean 6.3 Time averaged circulation 6.4 Time-dependent motion 7 The Influence of the Earths Rotation on Fluid Motion 7.1 An introduction to the Earths rotation 7.2 Inertial motion 7.3 Pressure gradients and geostrophic motion 7.4 Vorticity and circulation 7.5 The atmosphere and ocean boundary layers 7.6 Equatorial winds and currents 8 Waves and Tides 8.1 The spectrum of surface waves 8.2 Wind waves and swell 8.3 Long waves 8.4 Internal waves 8.5 Ocean tides 8.6Storm surges 8.7 Atmospheric waves and tides 9 Energy Transfer in the Ocean-Atmosphere System 9.1 Modes of energy in the oceanatmosphere system 9.2 The kinetic energy of the atmosphere and ocean 9.3 Mechanisms of kinetic energy transfer 9.4 General circulation of the atmosphere 9.5 General circulation of the ocean 10 Mathematical Modelling of the Ocean and Atmosphere 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Scientific modelling: A simple model of the surface layer of the ocean 10.3 A dynamical model of the ocean surface layer 10.4 Numerical solutions of mathematical models 10.5 Numerical solutions for momentum on a rotating Earth 10.6 Atmospheric and climate general circulation models 10.7 Global ocean models 10.8 Observations of the ocean and atmosphere 11 Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction 11.1 Air-sea interaction: An introduction 11.2 Seasonal anomalies of the ocean-land-atmosphere system 11.3 Interannual fluc
- ISBN: 978-0-470-69469-5
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 424
- Fecha Publicación: 04/11/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés