1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996393410403316

Autore

La Bruyère Jean de <1645-1696.>

Titolo

The characters, or, The manners of the age. By Monsieur de la Bruyere, of the French academy. Made English by several hands. With the characters of Theophrastus, translated from the Greek, and a prefatory discourse to them, by Monsieur de la Bruyere [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for John Bullord, and sold by John Nicholson, at the Kings Arms in Little Britain; and Tho. Newborough, at the Golden Ball in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1700

Edizione

[The second edition, corrected throughout, and enlarged. With the key inserted in the margent.]

Descrizione fisica

[10], 172, 161-363, [3], xviii, 44, [2] p.

Altri autori (Persone)

Theophrastus

Soggetti

Character sketches

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A translation of: La Bruyère, Jean de. Caractères.

With a leaf of advertisement tipped in, facing the title page.

Pages 161-172 repeated in pagination, text is continuous.

"The moral characters of Theophrastus" with special t.p. dated 1700.

With a final leaf of advertisement.

Signatures: pi [A]⁴ B-L [M]6 M-Aa Bb7 Aa-Dd.

In the signature collation the first group of leaves labeled "M" ([M1-M4]) are contained within square brackets.

Reproduction of original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910954057703321

Autore

Holton James R

Titolo

An introduction to dynamic meteorology / / James R. Holton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier, ©2004

ISBN

1-280-96137-6

9786610961375

0-08-047021-1

Edizione

[Fourth Edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (553 p.)

Collana

International geophysics series ; ; vol. 88

Classificazione

38.80

Disciplina

551.515

Soggetti

Dynamic meteorology

Meteorology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 1992.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 1.1 THE ATMOSPHERIC CONTINUUM; 1.2 PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS AND UNITS; 1.3 SCALE ANALYSIS; 1.4 FUNDAMENTAL FORCES; 1.4.1 Pressure Gradient Force; 1.4.2 Gravitational Force; 1.4.3 Viscous Force; 1.5 NONINERTIALREFERENCEFRAMESAND?APPARENTŽ FORCES; 1.5.1 Centripetal Acceleration and Centrifugal Force; 1.5.2 Gravity Force; 1.5.3 The Coriolis Force and the Curvature Effect; 1.5.4 Constant Angular Momentum Oscillations; 1.6 STRUCTURE OF THE STATIC ATMOSPHERE; 1.6.1 The Hydrostatic Equation; 1.6.2 Pressure as a Vertical Coordinate

1.6.3 A Generalized Vertical CoordinatePROBLEMS 1; MATLAB EXERCISES 1; Suggested References 1; 2. Basic Conservation Laws; 2.1 TOTAL DIFFERENTIATION; 2.1.1 Total Differentiation of a Vector in a Rotating System; 2.2 THE VECTORIAL FORM OF THE MOMENTUM EQUATION IN ROTATING COORDINATES; 2.3 COMPONENT EQUATIONS IN SPHERICAL COORDINATES; 2.4 SCALE ANALYSIS OF THE EQUATIONS OF MOTION; 2.4.1 Geostrophic Approximation and GeostrophicWind; 2.4.2 Approximate Prognostic Equations;  the Rossby Number; 2.4.3 The Hydrostatic Approximation; 2.5 THE CONTINUITY EQUATION; 2.5.1 An Eulerian Derivation

2.5.2 A Lagrangian Derivation2.5.3 Scale Analysis of the Continuity



Equation; 2.6 THE THERMODYNAMIC ENERGY EQUATION; 2.7 THERMODYNAMICS OF THE DRY ATMOSPHERE; 2.7.1 Potential Temperature; 2.7.2 The Adiabatic Lapse Rate; 2.7.3 Static Stability; 2.7.4 Scale Analysis of the Thermodynamic Energy Equation; PROBLEMS 2; MATLAB EXERCISES 2; Suggested References 2; 3. Elementary Applications of the Basic Equations; 3.1 BASIC EQUATIONS IN ISOBARIC COORDINATES; 3.1.1 The Horizontal Momentum Equation; 3.1.2 The Continuity Equation; 3.1.3 The Thermodynamic Energy Equation; 3.2 BALANCED FLOW

3.2.1 Natural Coordinates3.2.2 Geostrophic Flow; 3.2.3 Inertial Flow; 3.2.4 Cyclostrophic Flow; 3.2.5 The GradientWind Approximation; 3.3 TRAJECTORIES AND STREAMLINES; 3.4 THE THERMAL WIND; 3.4.1 Barotropic and Baroclinic Atmospheres; 3.5 VERTICAL MOTION; 3.5.1 The Kinematic Method; 3.5.2 The Adiabatic Method; 3.6 SURFACE PRESSURE TENDENCY; PROBLEMS 3; MATLAB EXERCISES 3; 4. Circulation and Vorticity; 4.1 THE CIRCULATION THEOREM; 4.2 VORTICITY; 4.2.1 Vorticity in Natural Coordinates; 4.3 POTENTIAL VORTICITY; 4.4 THE VORTICITY EQUATION; 4.4.1 Cartesian Coordinate Form

4.4.2 The Vorticity Equation in Isobaric Coordinates4.4.3 Scale Analysis of the Vorticity Equation; 4.5 VORTICITY IN BAROTROPIC FLUIDS; 4.5.1 The Barotropic (Rossby) Potential Vorticity Equation; 4.5.2 The Barotropic Vorticity Equation; 4.6 THEBAROCLINIC (ERTEL) POTENTIALVORTICITYEQUATION; 4.6.1 Equations of Motion in Isentropic Coordinates; 4.6.2 The Potential Vorticity Equation; 4.6.3 Integral Constraints on Isentropic Vorticity; PROBLEMS 4; MATLAB EXERCISES 4; Suggested References 4; 5. The Planetary Boundary Layer; 5.1 ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; 5.1.1 The Boussinesq Approximation

5.1.2 Reynolds Averaging

Sommario/riassunto

This revised text presents a cogent explanation of the fundamentals of meteorology, and explains storm dynamics for weather-oriented meteorologists. It discusses climate dynamics and the implications posed for global change. The Fourth Edition features a CD-ROM with MATLAB® exercises and updated treatments of several key topics. Much of the material is based on a two-term course for seniors majoring in atmospheric sciences.* Provides clear physical explanations of key dynamical principles * Contains a wealth of illustrations to elucidate text and equations, plus   end-of-chapter pr