LEADER 05269nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910813755803321 005 20230620161847.0 010 $a1-280-96137-6 010 $a9786610961375 010 $a0-08-047021-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000364280 035 $a(EBL)286647 035 $a(OCoLC)469399529 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000182522 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12056492 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000182522 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10172276 035 $a(PQKB)11336859 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC286647 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000364280 100 $a20030925d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn introduction to dynamic meteorology /$fJames Holton 205 $a4th ed. 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aLondon $cElsevier$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (553 p.) 225 1 $aInternational geophysics series ;$vvol. 88 300 $aPrevious ed.: 1992. 311 $a0-12-354015-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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?APPARENTZ? 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 327 $a1.6.3 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 327 $a2.5.2 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 327 $a3.2.1 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 327 $a4.4.2 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 327 $a5.1.2 Reynolds Averaging 330 $aThis revised text presents a cogent explanation of the fundamentals of meteorology, and explains storm dynamics for weather-oriented meteorologists. It discusses climate dynamics and the implications posed for global change. The Fourth Edition features a CD-ROM with MATLABŪ exercises and updated treatments of several key topics. Much of the material is based on a two-term course for seniors majoring in atmospheric sciences.* Provides clear physical explanations of key dynamical principles * Contains a wealth of illustrations to elucidate text and equations, plus end-of-chapter pr 410 0$aInternational geophysics series ;$vv. 88. 606 $aDynamic meteorology 606 $aMeteorology 615 0$aDynamic meteorology. 615 0$aMeteorology. 676 $a551.51/5 676 $a551.515 676 $a551.515 676 $a551.515 686 $a38.80$2bcl 700 $aHolton$b James R$058915 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813755803321 996 $aIntroduction to dynamic meteorology$940986 997 $aUNINA