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Physics of the atmosphere
Author
Title
Physics of the atmosphere / Rodrigo Caballero.
ISBN
9780750310529
9780750311106
9780750310536
Publication
Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2014]
Physical Description
1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
"Version: 20141101"--Title page verso.
Title from PDF title page (viewed on December 4, 2014).
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Biographical / Historical Note
Rodrigo Caballero is a researcher in the Department of Meteorology at Stockholm University where his research focuses on the role of the atmosphere within the climate system, with an emphasis on understanding the fundamental underlying mechanisms of this complex system, including interactions between atmosphere, ocean, ice and the biosphere.
Summary
This text provides a self-contained introductory graduate-level course in atmospheric physics for students of meteorology or physics. Assuming no prior knowledge other than basic mechanics and calculus, the author offers a solid overview of how the atmosphere functions, including topics such as thermodynamics, cloud microphysics, atmospheric radiation and remote sensing. Includes worked examples to aid understanding.
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Also available in print.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 15, 2016
Series
IOP expanding physics,
Audience
Professional and scholarly.
Contents
Preface
Author biography
Introduction
Composition of the atmosphere
Observed vertical structure
Thermodynamics of dry air
Pressure, temperature and the ideal gas law
Hydrostatic balance
Atmospheric energy and the first law of thermodynamics
Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics
Static stability
Thermodynamics of moist air
Thermodynamics of moist non-condensing air
Condensation and evaporation
The moist adiabat
Static stability of a moist atmosphere with condensation
Mixing clouds and contrails
Cloud microphysics
Homogeneous nucleation
Heterogeneous nucleation and aerosols
Droplet growth by condensation
From cloud droplets to precipitation
Atmospheric radiation
Electromagnetic radiation
Interaction between radiation and matter: some generalities
Molecular absorption
Scattering
Absorption by cloud drops
Radiative transfer : generalities
Radiative transfer of longwave radiation
Absorption and emission spectra of Earth's atmosphere
Some scattering effects
The atmospheric boundary layer
Scale separation and Reynolds averaging
Closure, mixing length and flux-gradient relations
The Ekman layer
The surface layer
Static stability and the Monin-Obukhov similarity.
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Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.
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