The Earth's Atmosphere: Its Physics and Dynamics (Hardcover)

Physics of the Earth's Atmosphere.- The Sun and the Earth - The Solar System and the Earth's Gravitation.- The Earth's Atmosphere - Its Origin, Composition and Properties.- Heat and Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere.- Water Vapour in the Atmosphere: Thermodynamics of Moist Air.- Physics of Cloud and Precipitation.- Physics of Radiation - Fundamental Laws.- The Sun and its Radiation.- The Incoming Solar Radiation - Interaction with the Earth's Atmosphere and Surface.- Heat Balance of the Earth's Surface - Upward and Downward Transfer of Heat.- Heat Balance of the Earth-Atmosphere System - Heat Sources and Sinks.- Dynamics of the Earth's Atmosphere - The General Circulation.- Winds on a Rotating Earth - The Dynamical Equations and the Conservation Laws.- Simplified Equations of Motion - Quasi-Balanced Winds.- Circulation, Vorticity and Divergence.- The Boundary Layers of the Atmosphere and the Ocean.- Waves and Oscillations in the Atmosphere and the Ocean.- Equatorial Waves and Oscillations.- Dynamical Models and Numerical Weather Prediction (N.W.P.).- Dynamical Instability of Atmospheric Flows - Energetics and Energy Conversions.- The General Circulation of the Atmosphere.