Atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics : an introductory text / John Marshall and R. Alan Plumb.
Series: International geophysics series ; v. 93Amsterdam ; Elsevier Academic Press, c2008Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, c2008Description: xx, 319 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780125586917 (hardcover)
- 0125586914 (hardcover)
- QC880.4.A8 A877 2007
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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.