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

By: Contributor(s): Series: International geophysics series ; v. 93Amsterdam ; Elsevier Academic Press, c2008Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, c2008Description: xx, 319 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780125586917 (hardcover)
  • 0125586914 (hardcover)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QC880.4.A8 A877 2007
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab QC880.4 .A8 .A877 2007 1 Checked out 10/01/2025 50583010327454
Total holds: 0

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.

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