The atmosphere and ocean : a physical introduction /

• Main Author: Wells, Neil (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, A John Wiley & Sonds, Ltd., Publication, 2012.
• Edition: Third edition.
• Series: Advancing weather and climate science.
• Subjects: Atmospheric physics.; Oceanography.; SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.; Physische Geographie; Atmosphäre; Meer; Meereskunde; Meteorologie; Atmosphäre.; Meereskunde.; Physik.; Electronic books.

"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...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The Earth within the Solar System
• 2. Composition and Physical Properties of the Ocean and Atmosphere
• 3. Radiation, Temperature and Stability
• 4. Water in the Atmosphere
• 5. Global Budgets of Heat, Water and Salt
• 6. Observations of Winds and Currents
• 7. The Influence of the Earth's Rotation on Fluid Motion
• 8. Waves and Tides
• 9. Energy Transfer in the Ocean-Atmosphere System
• 10. Mathematical Modelling of the Ocean and Atmosphere
• 11. Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction
• 12. Climate Change.