Research Catalog

Title

Dynamic climatology : basis in mathematics and physics / John N. Rayner.

Author

Rayner, John N.

Publication

Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, c2001.

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Description

xix, 279 p. : ill.; 24 cm

Summary

• "Dynamic Climatology reviews the basic concepts in the study of dynamic climatology, their expression in the form of equations and the physics of models used to reproduce the weather phenomena of a specific location. It takes a historical approach concentrating on the development of ideas during the last 400 years. Unlike most books in this field, which are devoted to a single aspect of dynamic climatology, the intent of this volume is to present a coherent narrative of the different components of climate thus providing a solid basis of understanding."--Jacket.
• "This book is an introduction to the concepts behind the popular understanding of climate and global warming. The author provides readers with a survey and reference to the subject to be used before, during and after they delve into the details of statistics, dynamics and thermodynamics."

Series Statement

Environmental systems

Uniform Title

Environmental systems.

Subject

Climatology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-246) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. The Field of Dynamic Climatology -- 2. Mathematics -- 3. Statistics -- 4. Mechanics -- 5. Thermodynamics -- 6. Radiation -- 7. Atmospheric Equations -- 8. Observed Angular Momentum and Energy -- 9. Towards an Explanation of Climate -- 10. Concluding Remarks -- App. A. Power Notation -- App. B. Constants -- App. C. Conversions -- App. D. World Data.

ISBN

• 1577180151 (alk. paper)
• 157718016X (pb : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^00037833^

OCLC

43836575

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library