
An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics: Volume 25
Academic Press
2nd Edition
Published on 9. January 1981
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-12-260355-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book is addressed to those who wish to understand the relationship between atmospheric phenomena and the nature of matter as expressed in the principles of physics. The interesting atmospheric phenomena are more than applications of gravitation, of thermodynamics, of hydrodynamics, or of electrodynamics; and mastery of the results of controlled experiment and of the related theory alone does not imply an understanding of atmospheric phenomena. This distinction arises because the extent and the complexity of the atmosphere permit effects and interactions that are entirely negligible in the laboratory or are deliberately excluded from it. the objective of laboratory physics is, by isolating the relevant variables, to reveal the fundamental properties of matter; whereas the objective of atmospheric physics, or of any observational science, is to understand those phenomena that are characteristic of the whole system. For these reasons the exposition of atmospheric physics requires substantial extensions of classical physics. It also requires that understanding be based on a coherent "way of seeing" the ensemble of atmospheric phenomena. Only then is understanding likely to stimulate still more general insights.
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Graduate and undergraduate students in the atmospheric sciences.
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
780 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-260355-6 (9780122603556)
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Robert G. Fleagle | Joost A. Businger
An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics
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2nd Edition
Academic Press
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University of Washington, Seattle
Content
Preface to Second Edition. Preface to First Edition. Gravitational Effects. Properties of Atmospheric Gases. Properties and Behavior of Cloud Particles. Atmospheric Motionas. Solar and Terrestrial Radiation. Transfer Processes. Atmospheric Signal Phenomena. Appendix I: Mathematical Topics. Appendix II: Physical Topics. Bibliograpy. Index.