Atmospheric Circulation Dynamics and General Circulation Models

• Main Author: Satoh, Masaki (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2014.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Climatology.; Atmospheric sciences.; Physics.; Environmental sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.

General circulation models (GCMs), which define the fundamental dynamics of atmospheric circulation, are nowadays used in various fields of atmospheric science such as weather forecasting, climate predictions and environmental estimations. The Second Edition of this renowned work has been updated to...