Fundamentals of Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere

This book is an introductory course to the physics and chemistry of the atmosphere and to climate dynamics. It covers the basics in thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, radiation, and chemistry and explains the most intriguing problems that currently exist in the study of the atmospheres of the Earth and...

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Main Author: Visconti, Guido. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:2nd ed. 2016.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29449-0
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505 0 |a Characteristics of the Atmospheres -- Thermodynamics of the atmosphere -- Radiation: The First Steps -- The First Laws of Motion -- A Few Simple Applications -- The Atmospheric Motions -- The Planetary Boundary Layer -- Aerosols and Clouds -- Waves in the Atmosphere -- The Data on the Atmospheric Circulation -- Theories on the General Circulation of the Atmosphere -- Radiation for Different Uses -- Simple Climate Models -- The Application of the Simple Climate Models -- Chemistry of the Troposphere -- Dynamics of the Middle Atmosphere -- Stratospheric Chemistry -- Planetary Atmospheres.-Chaos in the Atmosphere -- Atmospheric Remote Sensing Principles and Techniques -- Passive Remote Sensing of the Atmospheres -- Active Remote Sensing of the Atmospheres. 
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