Atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics [electronic resource] : an introductory text / John Marshall and R. Alan Plumb.

By: Marshall, John, 1954-Contributor(s): Plumb, R. Alan, 1948- | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: International geophysics series ; v. 93.Publication details: Amsterdam ; [Burlington, MA] : Elsevier Academic Press, c2008Description: xx, 319 p. : ill. (some col.)Subject(s): Atmospheric circulation | Ocean-atmosphere interaction | Ocean circulation | Fluid dynamics | Atmospheric thermodynamicsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 551.5/246 LOC classification: QC880.4.A8 | M348 2008Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-305) and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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