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Atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics [[electronic resource] ] : an introductory text / / John Marshall and R. Alan Plumb
| Atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics [[electronic resource] ] : an introductory text / / John Marshall and R. Alan Plumb |
| Autore | Marshall John <1954-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; [Burlington, MA], : Elsevier Academic Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.5/246 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PlumbR. Alan <1948-> |
| Collana | International geophysics series |
| Soggetto topico |
Atmospheric circulation
Ocean-atmosphere interaction Ocean circulation Fluid dynamics Atmospheric thermodynamics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-54040-8
9786612540400 0-08-055670-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459128803321 |
Marshall John <1954->
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| Amsterdam ; ; [Burlington, MA], : Elsevier Academic Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics [[electronic resource] ] : an introductory text / / John Marshall and R. Alan Plumb
| Atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics [[electronic resource] ] : an introductory text / / John Marshall and R. Alan Plumb |
| Autore | Marshall John <1954-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; [Burlington, MA], : Elsevier Academic Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.5/246 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PlumbR. Alan <1948-> |
| Collana | International geophysics series |
| Soggetto topico |
Atmospheric circulation
Ocean-atmosphere interaction Ocean circulation Fluid dynamics Atmospheric thermodynamics |
| ISBN |
1-282-54040-8
9786612540400 0-08-055670-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792586203321 |
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Marshall John <1954->
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| Amsterdam ; ; [Burlington, MA], : Elsevier Academic Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics : an introductory text / / John Marshall and R. Alan Plumb
| Atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics : an introductory text / / John Marshall and R. Alan Plumb |
| Autore | Marshall John |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; [Burlington, MA], : Elsevier Academic Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 319 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. ; ; 27 cm |
| Disciplina | 551.5246 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PlumbR. Alan <1948-> |
| Collana | International geophysics series |
| Soggetto topico |
Atmospheric circulation
Ocean-atmosphere interaction Ocean circulation Fluid dynamics Atmospheric thermodynamics |
| ISBN |
1-282-54040-8
0125586914 (hbk.) 9786612540400 9780125586917 (hbk.) 0-08-055670-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807093403321 |
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Marshall John
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| Amsterdam ; ; [Burlington, MA], : Elsevier Academic Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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International geophysics series : Physics of the aurora and airglow
| International geophysics series : Physics of the aurora and airglow |
| Autore | Marshall John <1954-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 1961 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 704 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina |
538.768
538/.768 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PlumbR. Alan <1948-> |
| Collana | International Geophysics |
| Soggetto topico |
Auroras
Meteorological optics Radiation |
| ISBN |
1-118-66804-9
1-283-52556-9 0-08-095440-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Physics of the Aurora and Airglow; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Radiation in Spectral Lines; 1.1. Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium; 1.2. The Classical Theory of Spectral Lines; 1.3. Quantum Concepts of Spectral Lines; 1.4. Molecular Bands; 1.5. Excitation and Ionization Processes; Chapter 2. Scattering of Radiation in Finite Atmospheres; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Equation of Radiative Transfer; 2.3. Applications of the Transfer Equation to Photometry; 2.4. The X - and Y-Functions in Problems of Radiative Transfe
2.5. Correction of Photometric Observations of the Airglow for Tropospheric Scattering; Chapter 3. Magnetic Fields, Charged Particles, and the Upper Atmosphere; 3.1. The Geomagnetic Field; 3.2. Motions of Charged Particles in Electric and Magnetic Fields; 3.3. Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in an Ionized Atmosphere; 3.4. The Ionosphere; 3.5. Model Atmospheres; Chapter 4. Occurrence of Aurorae in Space and Time; 4.1. Geographic Distribution and Periodic Variations; 4.2. Characteristics of Auroral Displays; 4.3. Aurorae and Related Phenomena; Chapter 5. Auroral Spectroscopy and Photometry 5.1. Spectral Identifications; 5.2. Spectral Photometry of Aurora; Chapter 6. The Radio-Aurora; 6.1. Observed Characteristics; 6.2. Theory of Auroral Reflections; Chapter 7. Physical Processes in the Auroral Atmosphere; 7.1. Proton Bombardment; 7.2. Electron Bombardment; 7.3. Atmospheric Electrons; 7.4. Theory of the Auroral Spectrum; Chapter 8. Auroral Particles in Space; 8.1. Interplanetary Space; 8.2. Auroral Particles in the Geomagnetic Field; Chapter 9. The Airglow Spectrum; 9.1. Nightglow; 9.2. Twilight and Day Airglow; Chapter 10. Analysis of Twilight Observations for Emission Heights 10.1. Apparent Heights zs: The Shadow of the Solid Earth; 10.2. Height Measurements with Atmospheric Screening; 10.3. Height and Vertical Distribution of Observed Emissions; Chapter 11. Theory of the Twilight and Day Airglow; 11.1. Resonance Scattering and Fluorescence for an Optically Thin Layer; 11.2. Excitation of N2+ First Negative Bands; 11.3. Photon Scattering by Atmospheric Sodium; 11.4. Photochemistry and Ionization of Atmospheric Sodium; 11.5. Theory of the Oxygen Red Lines; 11.6. Excitation of Other Emissions; Chapter 12. Spectral Photometry of the Nightglow 12.1. Methods of Height Determinations; 12.2. Spectroscopic Temperatures; 12.3. Intensities, Polarization, and Geographic and Time Variations; Chapter 13. Excitation of the Nightglow; 13.1. Introduction: Mechanisms of Nightglow Excitation; 13.2. Excitation by Recombination in the Ionosphere; 13.3. Excitation by Particle Collisions; 13.4. Photochemical Reactions in an Oxygen-Nitrogen Atmosphere; 13.5. Excitation of Emissions from Minor Constituents; Appendixes; APPENDIX I: A Table of Physical Constants; APPENDIX II: The Rayleigh: A Photometric Unit for the Aurora and Airglow; APPENDIX III: A Short List of Airglow-Aurora Observing Stations |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996197522903316 |
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Marshall John <1954->
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| Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 1961 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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International geophysics series : Physics of the aurora and airglow
| International geophysics series : Physics of the aurora and airglow |
| Autore | Marshall John <1954-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 1961 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 704 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina |
538.768
538/.768 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PlumbR. Alan <1948-> |
| Collana | International Geophysics |
| Soggetto topico |
Auroras
Meteorological optics Radiation |
| ISBN |
1-118-66804-9
1-283-52556-9 0-08-095440-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Physics of the Aurora and Airglow; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Radiation in Spectral Lines; 1.1. Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium; 1.2. The Classical Theory of Spectral Lines; 1.3. Quantum Concepts of Spectral Lines; 1.4. Molecular Bands; 1.5. Excitation and Ionization Processes; Chapter 2. Scattering of Radiation in Finite Atmospheres; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Equation of Radiative Transfer; 2.3. Applications of the Transfer Equation to Photometry; 2.4. The X - and Y-Functions in Problems of Radiative Transfe
2.5. Correction of Photometric Observations of the Airglow for Tropospheric Scattering; Chapter 3. Magnetic Fields, Charged Particles, and the Upper Atmosphere; 3.1. The Geomagnetic Field; 3.2. Motions of Charged Particles in Electric and Magnetic Fields; 3.3. Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in an Ionized Atmosphere; 3.4. The Ionosphere; 3.5. Model Atmospheres; Chapter 4. Occurrence of Aurorae in Space and Time; 4.1. Geographic Distribution and Periodic Variations; 4.2. Characteristics of Auroral Displays; 4.3. Aurorae and Related Phenomena; Chapter 5. Auroral Spectroscopy and Photometry 5.1. Spectral Identifications; 5.2. Spectral Photometry of Aurora; Chapter 6. The Radio-Aurora; 6.1. Observed Characteristics; 6.2. Theory of Auroral Reflections; Chapter 7. Physical Processes in the Auroral Atmosphere; 7.1. Proton Bombardment; 7.2. Electron Bombardment; 7.3. Atmospheric Electrons; 7.4. Theory of the Auroral Spectrum; Chapter 8. Auroral Particles in Space; 8.1. Interplanetary Space; 8.2. Auroral Particles in the Geomagnetic Field; Chapter 9. The Airglow Spectrum; 9.1. Nightglow; 9.2. Twilight and Day Airglow; Chapter 10. Analysis of Twilight Observations for Emission Heights 10.1. Apparent Heights zs: The Shadow of the Solid Earth; 10.2. Height Measurements with Atmospheric Screening; 10.3. Height and Vertical Distribution of Observed Emissions; Chapter 11. Theory of the Twilight and Day Airglow; 11.1. Resonance Scattering and Fluorescence for an Optically Thin Layer; 11.2. Excitation of N2+ First Negative Bands; 11.3. Photon Scattering by Atmospheric Sodium; 11.4. Photochemistry and Ionization of Atmospheric Sodium; 11.5. Theory of the Oxygen Red Lines; 11.6. Excitation of Other Emissions; Chapter 12. Spectral Photometry of the Nightglow 12.1. Methods of Height Determinations; 12.2. Spectroscopic Temperatures; 12.3. Intensities, Polarization, and Geographic and Time Variations; Chapter 13. Excitation of the Nightglow; 13.1. Introduction: Mechanisms of Nightglow Excitation; 13.2. Excitation by Recombination in the Ionosphere; 13.3. Excitation by Particle Collisions; 13.4. Photochemical Reactions in an Oxygen-Nitrogen Atmosphere; 13.5. Excitation of Emissions from Minor Constituents; Appendixes; APPENDIX I: A Table of Physical Constants; APPENDIX II: The Rayleigh: A Photometric Unit for the Aurora and Airglow; APPENDIX III: A Short List of Airglow-Aurora Observing Stations |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830058603321 |
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Marshall John <1954->
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| Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 1961 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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