Fundamentals of Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere (Hardcover, 2001)

1 Introduction.- 2 Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere.- 3 Radiation: The First Steps.- 4 Origin and Evolution of the Atmospheres.- 5 The First Laws of Motion.- 6 A Few Simple Applications.- 7 The Atmospheric Motions.- 8 The Planetary Boundary layer.- 9 Aerosols and Clouds.- 10 Waves in the Atmosphere.- 11 The Data on the Atmospheric Circulation.- 12 Theories on the General Circulation of the Atmosphere.- 13 Radiation for Different Uses.- 14 Simple Climate Models.- 15 The Application of the Simple Climate Models.- 16 Chemistry of the Troposphere.- 17 Dynamics of the Middle Atmosphere.- 18 Stratospheric Chemistry.- 19 Chaos in the Atmosphere.- Appendix A.- A.1 Constructing a Tephigram.- Appendix B.- B.1 Flow Over an Obstacle: The Numerical Solution.- Appendix C.- C.1 The Quasi Geostrophic Potential Vorticity in log-p Coordinates.- C.2 The Eliassen and Palm Flux Terms.- C.3 Energy and EP Flux.- C.4 The WKB Approximation.- C.5 The Numerical Solution to the Wave Equation.- Appendix D.- Appendix E.- E.1 A Listing for the North's Spectral Model.- E.2 Program for the Sellers Model.- Appendix F.- F.1 The Model for Stochastic Resonance.- F.2. The FORTRAN Program.- Symbols.- References.