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Terrestrial hydrometeorology [[electronic resource] /] / W. James Shuttleworth
| Terrestrial hydrometeorology [[electronic resource] /] / W. James Shuttleworth |
| Autore | Shuttleworth W. James |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (477 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.57 |
| Soggetto topico | Hydrometeorology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-119-95190-9
1-119-95193-3 1-280-59951-0 1-119-95189-5 |
| Classificazione | SCI042000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
TERRESTRIAL HYDROMETEOROLOGY; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Terrestrial Hydrometeorology and the Global Water Cycle; Introduction; Water in the Earth system; Components of the global hydroclimate system; Atmosphere; Hydrosphere; Cryosphere; Lithosphere; Biosphere; Anthroposphere; Important points in this chapter; 2 Water Vapor in the Atmosphere; Introduction; Latent heat; Atmospheric water vapor content; Ideal Gas Law; Virtual temperature; Saturated vapor pressure; Measures of saturation; Measuring the vapor pressure of air; Important points in this chapter
3 Vertical Gradients in the AtmosphereIntroduction; Hydrostatic pressure law; Adiabatic lapse rates; Dry adiabatic lapse rate; Moist adiabatic lapse rate; Environmental lapse rate; Vertical pressure and temperature gradients; Potential temperature; Virtual potential temperature; Atmospheric stability; Static stability parameter; Important points in this chapter; 4 Surface Energy Fluxes; Introduction; Latent and sensible heat fluxes; Energy balance of an ideal surface; Net radiation, Rn; Latent heat flux, lE; Sensible heat flux, H; Soil heat flux, G; Physical energy storage, St Biochemical energy storage, PAdvected energy, Ad; Flux sign convention; Evaporative fraction and Bowen ratio; Energy budget of open water; Important points in this chapter; 5 Terrestrial Radiation; Introduction; Blackbody radiation laws; Radiation exchange for 'gray' surfaces; Integrated radiation parameters for natural surfaces; Maximum solar radiation at the top of atmosphere; Maximum solar radiation at the ground; Atmospheric attenuation of solar radiation; Actual solar radiation at the ground; Longwave radiation; Net radiation at the surface; Height dependence of net radiation Important points in this chapter6 Soil Temperature and Heat Flux; Introduction; Soil surface temperature; Subsurface soil temperatures; Thermal properties of soil; Density of soil, rs; Specific heat of soil, cs; Heat capacity per unit volume, Cs; Thermal conductivity, ks; Thermal diffusivity, as; Formal description of soil heat flow; Thermal waves in homogeneous soil; Important points in this chapter; 7 Measuring Surface Heat Fluxes; Introduction; Measuring solar radiation; Daily estimates of cloud cover; Thermoelectric pyranometers; Photoelectric pyranometers; Measuring net radiation Measuring soil heat fluxMeasuring latent and sensible heat; Micrometeorological measurement of surface energy fluxes; Bowen ratio/energy budget method; Eddy correlation method; Evaporation measurement from integrated water loss; Evaporation pans; Watersheds and lakes; Lysimeters; Soil moisture depletion; Comparison of evaporation measuring methods; Important points in this chapter; 8 General Circulation Models; Introduction; What are General Circulation Models?; How are General Circulation Models used?; How do General Circulation Models work?; Sequence of operations; Solving the dynamics Calculating the physics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141536803321 |
Shuttleworth W. James
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Terrestrial hydrometeorology [[electronic resource] /] / W. James Shuttleworth
| Terrestrial hydrometeorology [[electronic resource] /] / W. James Shuttleworth |
| Autore | Shuttleworth W. James |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (477 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.57 |
| Soggetto topico | Hydrometeorology |
| ISBN |
1-119-95190-9
1-119-95193-3 1-280-59951-0 1-119-95189-5 |
| Classificazione | SCI042000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
TERRESTRIAL HYDROMETEOROLOGY; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Terrestrial Hydrometeorology and the Global Water Cycle; Introduction; Water in the Earth system; Components of the global hydroclimate system; Atmosphere; Hydrosphere; Cryosphere; Lithosphere; Biosphere; Anthroposphere; Important points in this chapter; 2 Water Vapor in the Atmosphere; Introduction; Latent heat; Atmospheric water vapor content; Ideal Gas Law; Virtual temperature; Saturated vapor pressure; Measures of saturation; Measuring the vapor pressure of air; Important points in this chapter
3 Vertical Gradients in the AtmosphereIntroduction; Hydrostatic pressure law; Adiabatic lapse rates; Dry adiabatic lapse rate; Moist adiabatic lapse rate; Environmental lapse rate; Vertical pressure and temperature gradients; Potential temperature; Virtual potential temperature; Atmospheric stability; Static stability parameter; Important points in this chapter; 4 Surface Energy Fluxes; Introduction; Latent and sensible heat fluxes; Energy balance of an ideal surface; Net radiation, Rn; Latent heat flux, lE; Sensible heat flux, H; Soil heat flux, G; Physical energy storage, St Biochemical energy storage, PAdvected energy, Ad; Flux sign convention; Evaporative fraction and Bowen ratio; Energy budget of open water; Important points in this chapter; 5 Terrestrial Radiation; Introduction; Blackbody radiation laws; Radiation exchange for 'gray' surfaces; Integrated radiation parameters for natural surfaces; Maximum solar radiation at the top of atmosphere; Maximum solar radiation at the ground; Atmospheric attenuation of solar radiation; Actual solar radiation at the ground; Longwave radiation; Net radiation at the surface; Height dependence of net radiation Important points in this chapter6 Soil Temperature and Heat Flux; Introduction; Soil surface temperature; Subsurface soil temperatures; Thermal properties of soil; Density of soil, rs; Specific heat of soil, cs; Heat capacity per unit volume, Cs; Thermal conductivity, ks; Thermal diffusivity, as; Formal description of soil heat flow; Thermal waves in homogeneous soil; Important points in this chapter; 7 Measuring Surface Heat Fluxes; Introduction; Measuring solar radiation; Daily estimates of cloud cover; Thermoelectric pyranometers; Photoelectric pyranometers; Measuring net radiation Measuring soil heat fluxMeasuring latent and sensible heat; Micrometeorological measurement of surface energy fluxes; Bowen ratio/energy budget method; Eddy correlation method; Evaporation measurement from integrated water loss; Evaporation pans; Watersheds and lakes; Lysimeters; Soil moisture depletion; Comparison of evaporation measuring methods; Important points in this chapter; 8 General Circulation Models; Introduction; What are General Circulation Models?; How are General Circulation Models used?; How do General Circulation Models work?; Sequence of operations; Solving the dynamics Calculating the physics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910831028203321 |
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Shuttleworth W. James
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Terrestrial hydrometeorology / / W. James Shuttleworth
| Terrestrial hydrometeorology / / W. James Shuttleworth |
| Autore | Shuttleworth W. James |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (477 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.57 |
| Soggetto topico | Hydrometeorology |
| ISBN |
1-119-95190-9
1-119-95193-3 1-280-59951-0 1-119-95189-5 |
| Classificazione | SCI042000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
TERRESTRIAL HYDROMETEOROLOGY; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Terrestrial Hydrometeorology and the Global Water Cycle; Introduction; Water in the Earth system; Components of the global hydroclimate system; Atmosphere; Hydrosphere; Cryosphere; Lithosphere; Biosphere; Anthroposphere; Important points in this chapter; 2 Water Vapor in the Atmosphere; Introduction; Latent heat; Atmospheric water vapor content; Ideal Gas Law; Virtual temperature; Saturated vapor pressure; Measures of saturation; Measuring the vapor pressure of air; Important points in this chapter
3 Vertical Gradients in the AtmosphereIntroduction; Hydrostatic pressure law; Adiabatic lapse rates; Dry adiabatic lapse rate; Moist adiabatic lapse rate; Environmental lapse rate; Vertical pressure and temperature gradients; Potential temperature; Virtual potential temperature; Atmospheric stability; Static stability parameter; Important points in this chapter; 4 Surface Energy Fluxes; Introduction; Latent and sensible heat fluxes; Energy balance of an ideal surface; Net radiation, Rn; Latent heat flux, lE; Sensible heat flux, H; Soil heat flux, G; Physical energy storage, St Biochemical energy storage, PAdvected energy, Ad; Flux sign convention; Evaporative fraction and Bowen ratio; Energy budget of open water; Important points in this chapter; 5 Terrestrial Radiation; Introduction; Blackbody radiation laws; Radiation exchange for 'gray' surfaces; Integrated radiation parameters for natural surfaces; Maximum solar radiation at the top of atmosphere; Maximum solar radiation at the ground; Atmospheric attenuation of solar radiation; Actual solar radiation at the ground; Longwave radiation; Net radiation at the surface; Height dependence of net radiation Important points in this chapter6 Soil Temperature and Heat Flux; Introduction; Soil surface temperature; Subsurface soil temperatures; Thermal properties of soil; Density of soil, rs; Specific heat of soil, cs; Heat capacity per unit volume, Cs; Thermal conductivity, ks; Thermal diffusivity, as; Formal description of soil heat flow; Thermal waves in homogeneous soil; Important points in this chapter; 7 Measuring Surface Heat Fluxes; Introduction; Measuring solar radiation; Daily estimates of cloud cover; Thermoelectric pyranometers; Photoelectric pyranometers; Measuring net radiation Measuring soil heat fluxMeasuring latent and sensible heat; Micrometeorological measurement of surface energy fluxes; Bowen ratio/energy budget method; Eddy correlation method; Evaporation measurement from integrated water loss; Evaporation pans; Watersheds and lakes; Lysimeters; Soil moisture depletion; Comparison of evaporation measuring methods; Important points in this chapter; 8 General Circulation Models; Introduction; What are General Circulation Models?; How are General Circulation Models used?; How do General Circulation Models work?; Sequence of operations; Solving the dynamics Calculating the physics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877983003321 |
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Shuttleworth W. James
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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