| Title: | Atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics : an introductory text / |
| Authors: | John Marshall, Author ; R. Alan Plumb, Author |
| Material Type: | eBook |
| Publisher: | [S.l.] : Elsevier Academic Press, 2008 |
| Series: | International geophysics series |
| ISBN / ISSN / EAN : | 978-0-08-055670-3 |
| Format: | 1 online resource (xx, 319 p.) / ill. (some col.) |
| Bibliography note: | The companion web site containing links to videos and notes, solutions to exercises can be found at http://books.elsevier.com/companions/9780125586917 |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | QC880.4.A8 |
| Subjects: | Atmosphere thermodynamics ; Atmospheric circulation ; Fluid dynamics ; Ocean circulation ; Ocean-atmosphere interaction |
| Description: | This book is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales |
| Contents note: | Characteristics of the atmosphere -- The global energy balance -- The vertical structure of the atmosphere -- Convection -- The meridional structure of the atmosphere -- The equations of fluid motion -- Balanced flow -- The general circulation of the atmosphere -- The ocean and its circulation -- The wind-driven circulation -- The thermohaline circulation of the ocean -- Climate and climate variability |
| Format : | Online |
| Permalink: | https://isulibrary.isunet.edu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=8738 |
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