Marshall, John,  1954- <br/><br/>
Atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics :  an introductory text /  Text 
John Marshall and R. Alan Plumb. 
 - Amsterdam ;  [Burlington, MA] :  Elsevier Academic Press,  c2008. 
 - xx, 319 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  27 cm. 
 - International geophysics series ;  v. 93 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-305) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780125586917 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0125586914 (hbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007034798 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Atmospheric circulation.<br/>Ocean-atmosphere interaction.<br/>Ocean circulation.<br/>Fluid dynamics.<br/>Atmospheric thermodynamics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QC880.4.A8  / M348 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>551.5/246