Thermodynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, Volume 65 (International Geophysics)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (979 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1493300326 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 471 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Not an introduction to thermo I got this book with little background in thermodynamics, so I found some of the concepts difficult to understand. Only the first chapter goes over the fundamental laws and such, so there isn't really a strong introduction. The writing is good, the concepts are. A real treasure by one of the best climate physicists in all of academia rcapetola A real treasure by one of the best climate physicists in all of academia. Will become an important desk reference to all interested in understanding the relationship of oceans and the atmosphere.
Webster is Systems Librarian for the Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Canada. Peter M.
References at the end of the chapters are also collected at the end of the book and provide sources for additional information. The appendices contain a comprehensive list of symbols that I found to be very handy, as well as other useful information."--Jay S. Problems at the end of each chapter and selected answers at the back of the book will be useful for those who use this book as a text. Numerous diagrams and tables complement the text. Bange, Mainz, Germany" should find its place in libraries of university Earth science departments, as well as in private libraries of students and researchers in the fields of meteorology, climatology and oceanography." --Pure & Applied Geophysics"This book represents a serious attempt to combine the thermodynamics of air, water, and ice in a single text. Hobgood, EOS, TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL
Winds and ocean current owe their existence to the thermodynamic imbalances that arise from the differential heating of the Earth and air by the sun. Thermodynamic feedback processes in the atmosphere and ocean are critical to understanding the overall stability of the Earth's climate and climate change. At the moment, courses in atmospheric thermdynamics typically have to use one or two chapters in textbooks on dynamic meteorology, atmospheric physics or cloud physics. Water and its phase changes make the thermodynamics of the atmosphere and ocean uniquely interesting and challenging.Written by leading scientists in the field, Thermodynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans incorporates all the relevant information from the varying fields of dynamics meteorology, atmospheric physics and cloud