TY - BOOK AU - Marshall,John AU - Plumb,R.Alan TI - Atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics: an introductory text SN - 9780125586917 (hbk. : alk. paper) AV - QC880.4.A8 M348 2008 U1 - 551.5/246 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Amsterdam, [Burlington, MA] PB - Elsevier Academic Press KW - Atmospheric circulation KW - Ocean-atmosphere interaction KW - Ocean circulation KW - Fluid dynamics KW - Atmospheric thermodynamics N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0725/2007034798.html ER -