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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: International geophysics series ; v. 93Publication details: Amsterdam ; [Burlington, MA] : Elsevier Academic Press, c2008.Description: xx, 319 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780125586917 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0125586914 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.5/246 22
LOC classification:
  • QC880.4.A8 M348 2008
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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.

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