Advances in Geophysics
Published on 23. June 1983
502 pages
978-0-08-056854-6 (ISBN)
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Advances in Geophysics
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Barry Saltzman
Advances in Geophysics: Theory of Climate v. 25
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04/1983
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- Front Cover
- Theory of Climate
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Part I: History and Application of General Circulation Models
- Chapter 1. The Beginnings of Numerical Weather Prediction and General Circulation Modeling: Early Recollections
- 1. Introductory Remarks
- 2. Some Personal Antecedents
- 3. The Institute for Advanced Study 1949-1953
- 4. The Road to Operational Adaptation of Numerical Weather Prediction
- 5. The Advent of the General Circulation Modeling Era
- 6. Epilogue
- Chapter 2. Carbon Dioxide and Climatic Change
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Historical Background
- 3. Radiative, Convective Equilibrium
- 4. Distribution of the Global Climate Change
- 5. Transient Response
- 6 . Concluding Remarks
- References
- Part II: Statistical-Dynamical Models
- Chapter 3. Almost Empirical Approaches to the Problem of Climate. Its Variations and Fluctuations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Determination of Mean Climate Characteristics
- 3. Sensitivity of Climate to Variations of External Factors
- 4. Empirical Estimates of Feedback between Albedo and Temperature of Underlying Surface
- 5. Empirical Estimates of the Role of Clouds in Radiation Balance
- 6. Sensitivity of Climate to Changes of Atmospheric CO2 Content
- 7. Statistical Properties of Climatic System
- 8. Conclusion
- Appendix
- References
- Chapter 4. Parameterization of Traveling Weather Systems in a Simple Model of Large-Scale Atmospheric Flow
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Dynamics of Monthly Mean Climatology
- 3. Parameterization: How and Why
- 4. Transfer Theory of Geostrophic Turbulence
- 5. A Highly Parameterized Climate Model
- 6. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5. Climatic Systems Analysis
- 1. Introduction
- 2. General Theoretical Considerations and Equations: The Basis for Climate Modeling
- 3. Time Constants and Integral Constraints
- 4. A Prototype Deterministic System
- 5. Climate as a Stochastic-Dynamical System: Effects of Random Forcing
- 6. Concluding Remarks
- Appendix A. A Resolution of Climatic Variability
- Appendix B. Time Constants and Conditions for Equilibration
- Appendix C. A Generalized SDM Governing Long-Term Changes of the Complete Climatic System
- References
- Part Ill: Radiative, Surficial, and Dynamical Properties of the Earth-Atmosphere System
- Chapter 6. Satellite Radiation Observations and Climate Theory
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Earth's Radiation Budget
- 3. Sensitivity Studies
- 4. Validation of Climate Models
- 5. Climatology from Satellites
- References
- Chapter 7. Land Surface Processes and Climate-Surface Albedos and Energy Balance
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Surface Albedos
- 3. Surface Energy Balance
- 4. Further Remarks on Land Surface Processes as a Component of Climate Models
- References
- Chapter 8. Global Angular Momentum and Energy Balance Requirements from Observations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Data Handling and Analysis Procedures
- 3. Angular Momentum Balance of the Climatic System
- 4. Energy Balance of the Climatic System
- 5. Some Implications for the Global Energy Cycle of the Climatic System
- 6. Concluding Remarks
- Appendix A. Tables
- Appendix B. The Mean Meridional Circulation
- List of Symbols and Definitions
- References
- Index
