The atmosphere and ocean : a physical introduction / / Neil C. Wells

• Autore: Wells Neil
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2012
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: vii, 411 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.)
• Disciplina: 551.5
• Soggetto topico: Atmospheric physics; Oceanography
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- The Atmosphere and Ocean -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface to the Third Edition -- 1 The Earth within the Solar System -- 1.1 The Sun and 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 Earth's surface -- 2 Composition and Physical Properties of the Ocean and Atmosphere -- 2.1 Evolution of the atmosphere and ocean -- 2.2 Present-day composition 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 profile and 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 measurement of 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 Earth's Rotation on Fluid Motion -- 7.1 An introduction to the Earth's 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 -- 8.6 Storm surges -- 8.7 Atmospheric waves and tides -- 9 Energy Transfer in the Ocean-Atmosphere System -- 9.1 Modes of energy in the ocean-atmosphere 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 fluctuations in the ocean-atmosphere system -- 11.4 Decadal variations in the ocean-atmosphere system -- 12 Climate Change -- 12.1 Past climate observations -- 12.2 Mechanisms of climate change -- 12.3 Current climate change -- 12.4 Understanding recent climate change -- 12.5 Predicting future climate -- Problems -- Glossary -- General Reading -- Further Reading and References -- Figure Sources -- Appendices. ; A Standard International (SI) Units -- B SI Unit Prefixes -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Atmosphere and Ocean 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 interdependence. Clearly structured throughout, the book demonstrates that the atmosphere and ocean are both subject to the influence of the Earth's 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 close interactive relationship. There have been many developments in the field over the past ten years and the latest edition of this highly successful textbook brings together new material on the ocean-atmosphere system and climate, the observed circulation of the atmosphere and ocean and radiation in the atmosphere and ocean. * Fully revised and updated Third 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 the ocean 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The atmosphere and ocean
• ISBN: 9781299189560; 1299189563; 9781119979845; 1119979846; 9781119994589; 1119994586; 9781119994596; 1119994594
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809699403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Advancing weather and climate science.