LEADER 03216nam 22005174a 450 001 9910963979403321 005 20251116153256.0 010 0 $a9780191553127 010 0 $a0191553123 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7034194 035 $a(CKB)24235083200041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415103 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL415103 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10215757 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL134126 035 $a(OCoLC)476240049 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7034194 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924235083200041 100 $a20070820d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAtmospheric turbulence $ea molecular dynamics perspective /$fAdrian F. Tuck 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2008 215 $axii, 157 p. $cill 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [121]-135) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 History -- 1.2 The importance of computers -- 1.3 Airborne observations -- Chapter 2. Initial Survey of Observations -- 2.1 An introduction to lower stratospheric research aircraft flights -- 2.2 A summary of the average scaling behaviour of in situ observations -- Chapter 3. Relevant Subjects -- 3.1 Kinetic molecular theory -- 3.2 Turbulence -- 3.3 Fluid mechanics -- 3.4 Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics -- 3.5 Summary -- Chapter 4. Generalized Scale Invariance -- 4.1 Mathematical framework of generalized scale invariance -- 4.2 Scaling of observations: H[sub(1)] -- 4.3 Polar lower stratosphere: H[sub(1)], C[sub(1)], and & -- #945 -- -- 4.4 Summary -- Chapter 5. Temperature Intermittency and Ozone Photodissociation -- 5.1 The Arctic lower stratosphere -- 5.2 What is atmospheric temperature? -- Chapter 6. Radiative and Chemical Kinetic Implications -- 6.1 Radiative transfer implications -- 6.2 Chemical kinetic implications -- 6.3 Cloud physical implications -- 6.4 Summary -- Chapter 7. Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics -- 7.1 Maximization of entropy production -- 7.2 Summary -- Chapter 8. Summary, Quo Vadimus? and Quotations -- 8.1 Summary -- 8.2 Quo vadimus? -- 8.3 Some relevant quotations -- 8.4 The arrow of time -- References -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z. 330 $aThis book focuses on the direct link between molecular dynamics and atmospheric variation, uniting molecular dynamics, turbulence theory, fluid mechanics and non equilibrium statistical mechanics. 606 $aAtmospheric turbulence 606 $aMolecular dynamics 606 $aWave mechanics 615 0$aAtmospheric turbulence. 615 0$aMolecular dynamics. 615 0$aWave mechanics. 676 $a551.55 700 $aTuck$b Adrian F$01860296 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963979403321 996 $aAtmospheric turbulence$94465034 997 $aUNINA