Atmosphere and Ocean A Physical Introduction

Name: Atmosphere and Ocean A Physical Introduction
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ISBN: 9780471962168

ISBN-10: 0471962163

ISBN-13: 9780471962168

Edition: 2nd 1997 (Revised)

Authors: Neil Wells

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Wells brings together the diverse concepts and ideas of meteorologists, atmospheric physicists and oceanographers into a single coherent account of the fluid environment, placing the emphasis on the physical mechanisms rather than the mathematics.

Book details

List price: $129.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/4/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 404
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Preface to the Second Edition


The Earth within the Solar System


Composition and Physical Properties of the Ocean and Atmosphere


Radiation, Temperature and Stability


Water in the Atmosphere


Global Budgets of Heat, Water and Salt


Observations of Winds and Currents


The Influence of the Earth's Rotation on Fluid Motion


Waves and Tides


Energy Transfer in the Ocean - Atmosphere System


Climate Variability and Predictability


Glossary


General Reading


Further Reading and References


Figure Sources


Standard International (SI) Units


SI Unit Prefixes


Index