Physics of atmospheres /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Houghton, John Theodore
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam022/2001025803.html
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Some basic ideas
  • A radiative equilibrium model
  • Thermodynamics
  • More complex radiation transfer
  • The middle and upper atmospheres
  • Clouds
  • Dynamics
  • Atmospheric waves
  • Turbulence
  • The general circulation
  • Numerical modelling
  • Global observation
  • Chaos and atmospheric predictability
  • Climate and climate change
  • Appendices
  • Index.