Advances in Geophysics
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1961
332 pages
978-0-08-056835-5 (ISBN)
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Advances in Geophysics
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Advances in Geophysics: v. 7
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04/1961
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Geophysics, Volume 7
- Copyright Page
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Developments in Controlled Experiments on Larger Scale Geophysical Problems
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Similarity Parameters
- 3. Large-Scale Phenomena
- 4. Medium-Scale Phenomena
- 5. Conclusions
- List of Symbols
- References
- Chapter 2. Atmospheric Tides
- 1. Outline of History and Present State
- 2. Application and Results of Harmonic Analysis
- 3. Foundation of the Theory
- 4. Free Oscillations
- 5. Laplace's Tidal Equation
- 6. Gravitational Excitation of Atmospheric Tides
- 7. Thermal Excitation of Atmospheric Tides
- List of Symbols
- References
- Chapter 3. Generalized Harmonic Analysis
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Stochastic Sequence
- 3. Determination of the Auto-Covariant and the Power Spectrum
- 4. Practical Determination of the Power Spectrum
- 5. Covariance and Co-spectrum of Two Stochastic Functions
- 6. Generalized Harmonic Analysis
- 7. Filters
- 8. Practical Construction of an Optimal Filter
- 9. Statistical Prevision by the Method of N. Wiener
- 10. Practical Determination of the Forecast Formula
- 11. Time Series with Periodic Component
- List of Symbols
- References
- Chapter 4. Temperature and Wind in the Lower Stratosphere
- 1. Introduction
- 2. General Characteristics of Stratospheric Properties
- 3. Synoptic Properties between the Tropopause and 20 km
- 4. Synoptic Properties above 20 km
- References
- Chapter 5. Arctic Meteorology (A Ten-Year Review)
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Mean Fields of Pressure and Temperature
- 3. Variability in the Stratosphere
- 4. General Survey of Recent Advances
- 5. Conclusion
- Arctic Meteorology Bibliographies
- References
- Chapter 6. Phase Relations of Some Rocks and Minerals at High Temperatures and High Pressures
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Apparatus
- 3. Results
- 4. Conclusion
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
