Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Marshall, John, 1954-

Publication

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, c2008.

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Additional Authors

Plumb, R. Alan, 1948-

Description

xx, 319 p. : ill. (some col.); 27 cm.

Summary

"For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed." "The combination of observations, theory, and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by making it accessible to students with no prior training in meteorology or oceanography."--Jacket.

Series Statement

International geophysics series ; v. 93

Uniform Title

International geophysics series ; v. 93.

Subject

• Atmospheric circulation
• Ocean-atmosphere interaction
• Ocean circulation
• Fluid dynamics
• Atmospheric thermodynamics

Genre/Form

Lehrbuch.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-305) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

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.

ISBN

• 9780125586917 (hardcover)
• 0125586914 (hardcover)

LCCN

^^2007034798

OCLC

166317541

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library