Advances in Geophysics
Published on 15. January 1979
306 pages
978-0-08-056849-2 (ISBN)
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Advances in Geophysics
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Barry Saltzman
Advances in Geophysics: v. 20
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12/1978
Academic Press
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Geophysics, Volume 20
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Models for Infrared Atmospheric Radiation
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Absorption by Spectral Lines
- 3. Band Absorption
- 4. Evaluation of Transmittance and Integrated Absorptance of Selected Infrared Bands
- 5. Upwelling Atmospheric Radiation
- 6. Concluding Remarks
- List of Symbols
- References
- Chapter 2. Scale Analysis of Large Atmospheric Motion Systems In All Latitudes
- 1. Introduction, Generalities, and Statement of the Problem
- 2. Scale Parameters
- 3. Characterization of an Atmospheric Large-Scale Motion System
- 4. Scale Analysis of the Continuity Equation
- 5. Scale Analysis of the Equation of Vertical Motion
- 6. Scale Analysis of the Equations of Horizontal Motion
- 7. Scale Analysis of the Equation of Adiabatic Transformations
- 8. Order of Magnitude of the Divergence ? of the Horizontal Wind
- 9. Scale Analysis of the Vorticity Equation
- 10. Scale Analysis of the Equation of the Horizontal Wind Divergence
- 11. Discussion of the Basic Scale Equations
- 12. Scale Analysis of the Equation of Balance of Kinetic Energy
- References
- Chapter 3. Symmetric Circulations of Planetary Atmospheres
- 1. lntroduction
- 2. Convection on a Nonuniformly Heated Sphere
- 3. Azimuthal Disturbances
- 4. Nonlinearity
- 5. Summary and Conclusions
- List of Symbols
- References
- Chapter 4. A Survey of Statistical-Dynamical Models of the Terrestrial Climate
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Fundamental Equations Governing the Terrestrial Climatic System
- 3. Climatic Averaging
- 4. Climate Models-An Overview
- 5. The Vertically Integrated, Thermodynamic Models
- 6. Momentum Models
- 7. Modeling the Evolution of Climate
- Appendix. A Simple Sea Ice-Ocean Temperature Oscillator Model
- List of Symbols
- References
- Subject Index
