7 Things to Know in Atmospheric Science: Volume 15
Introductory Guide for Researchers
Will be published approx. on 3. January 2028
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-0-443-21570-4 (ISBN)
Description
7 Things to Know in Atmospheric Science: Introductory Guide for Researchers is a practical and constructive guide to the seven key subdomains in atmospheric science. For those looking to expand their knowledge of atmospheric science or transition from another discipline, the text will leave them with deeper insights and wider perspectives.
The opening chapter explains how synoptic-scale weather evolves by maintaining the geostrophic balance. Then the author introduces the radiative transfer process under the gray-atmosphere approximation. Unique characteristics of the thermodynamics are explained by focusing on the concept of entropy. Cloud physics processes of leading clouds into rains are presented as an introduction to the subject. The Monin-Obukhov similarity theory is presented as an entry point for the boundary-layer meteorology.
Ozone hole chemistry is introduced as an example of atmospheric chemistry. The last chapter presents an overview of modern forecast methodologies.
This concise guide to the primary subdomains of atmospheric science provides an in-depth view of a complex discipline that allows readers to engage with it on a deeper, more meaningful level.
The opening chapter explains how synoptic-scale weather evolves by maintaining the geostrophic balance. Then the author introduces the radiative transfer process under the gray-atmosphere approximation. Unique characteristics of the thermodynamics are explained by focusing on the concept of entropy. Cloud physics processes of leading clouds into rains are presented as an introduction to the subject. The Monin-Obukhov similarity theory is presented as an entry point for the boundary-layer meteorology.
Ozone hole chemistry is introduced as an example of atmospheric chemistry. The last chapter presents an overview of modern forecast methodologies.
This concise guide to the primary subdomains of atmospheric science provides an in-depth view of a complex discipline that allows readers to engage with it on a deeper, more meaningful level.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-443-21570-4 (9780443215704)
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Dr. Jun-Ichi Yano has more than 30 years of research experience with various geophysical convection problems: those include the dynamics of atmospheric convection and its parameterization, interactions of convection and the large-scale dynamics in the tropical atmosphere, convection inside the giant planets and the Earth's core, and convection of self-gravitating systems in high rotation limit. He has also been extensively working on other problems of geophysical flows: theoretical studies of the vortex dynamics, and their applications to the Jovian atmospheres, oceans, and the tropical atmosphere; chaos theory and its applications to the atmospheric dynamics; wavelet analyses; tropical meteorology, microphysics, and numerical weather a hypothesis of vertical homogeneity, prediction problems.
Content
1. Dynamics: Quasi-Geostrophy
2. Radiation: Gray Atmosphere
3. Thermodynamics: Entropy
4. Cloud Physics: From Cloud to Rain
5. Boundary Layer: Monin-Obukhov
6. Chemistry: Ozone Hole
7. Forecast: Data Assimilation
2. Radiation: Gray Atmosphere
3. Thermodynamics: Entropy
4. Cloud Physics: From Cloud to Rain
5. Boundary Layer: Monin-Obukhov
6. Chemistry: Ozone Hole
7. Forecast: Data Assimilation