Author : C. Sagan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 14,55 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9401030634
Proceedings of the IAU Symposium No. 40, held in Marfa, Texas, U.S.A., October 26-31, 1969
Author : Robert M. Haberle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 45,75 MB
Release : 2017-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 1107016185
This volume reviews all aspects of Mars atmospheric science from the surface to space, and from now and into the past.
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Page : 836 pages
File Size : 10,97 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Astrophysics
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Page : 510 pages
File Size : 20,95 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Meteorology
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Author : Kshudiram Saha
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 38,93 MB
Release : 2008-05-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540784276
The author has sought to incorporate in the book some of the fundamental concepts and principles of the physics and dynamics of the atmosphere, a knowledge and understanding of which should help an average student of science to comprehend some of the great complexities of the earth-atmosphere system, in which a thr- way interaction between the atmosphere, the land and the ocean tends to maintain an overall mass and energy balance in the system through physical and dynamical processes. The book, divided into two parts and consisting of 19 chapters, introduces only those aspects of the subject that, according to the author, are deemed essential to meet the objective in view. The emphasis is more on clarity and understanding of physical and dynamical principles than on details of complex theories and ma- ematics. Attempt is made to treat each subject from ?rst principles and trace its development to present state, as far as possible. However, a knowledge of basic c- culus and differential equations is sine qua non especially for some of the chapters which appear later in the book.
Author : P. A. Davidson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 701 pages
File Size : 15,53 MB
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 1107434343
There are two recurring themes in astrophysical and geophysical fluid mechanics: waves and turbulence. This book investigates how turbulence responds to rotation, stratification or magnetic fields, identifying common themes, where they exist, as well as the essential differences which inevitably arise between different classes of flow. The discussion is developed from first principles, making the book suitable for graduate students as well as professional researchers. The author focuses first on the fundamentals and then progresses to such topics as the atmospheric boundary layer, turbulence in the upper atmosphere, turbulence in the core of the earth, zonal winds in the giant planets, turbulence within the interior of the sun, the solar wind, and turbulent flows in accretion discs. The book will appeal to engineers, geophysicists, astrophysicists and applied mathematicians who are interested in naturally occurring turbulent flows.
Author : Johannes Böhm
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 12,84 MB
Release : 2013-06-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642369324
Various effects of the atmosphere have to be considered in space geodesy and all of them are described and treated consistently in this textbook. Two chapters are concerned with ionospheric and tropospheric path delays of microwave and optical signals used by space geodetic techniques, such as the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), or Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR). It is explained how these effects are best reduced and modelled to improve the accuracy of space geodetic measurements. Other chapters are on the deformation of the Earth’s crust due to atmospheric loading, on atmospheric excitation of Earth rotation, and on atmospheric effects on gravity field measurements from special satellite missions such as CHAMP, GRACE, and GOCE. All chapters have been written by staff members of the Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation at TU Wien who are experts in the particular fields.
Author : Kurt Lambeck
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 43,11 MB
Release : 2005-06-30
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780521673303
An analysis of the irregular rotation of the Earth and the geophysical mechanisms responsible for it.
Author : Raymond T. Pierrehumbert
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 31,31 MB
Release : 2010-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139495062
This book introduces the reader to all the basic physical building blocks of climate needed to understand the present and past climate of Earth, the climates of Solar System planets, and the climates of extrasolar planets. These building blocks include thermodynamics, infrared radiative transfer, scattering, surface heat transfer and various processes governing the evolution of atmospheric composition. Nearly four hundred problems are supplied to help consolidate the reader's understanding, and to lead the reader towards original research on planetary climate. This textbook is invaluable for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students in atmospheric science, Earth and planetary science, astrobiology, and physics. It also provides a superb reference text for researchers in these subjects, and is very suitable for academic researchers trained in physics or chemistry who wish to rapidly gain enough background to participate in the excitement of the new research opportunities opening in planetary climate.
Author : Geoffrey K. Vallis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 35,3 MB
Release : 2006-11-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139459961
Fluid dynamics is fundamental to our understanding of the atmosphere and oceans. Although many of the same principles of fluid dynamics apply to both the atmosphere and oceans, textbooks tend to concentrate on the atmosphere, the ocean, or the theory of geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD). This textbook provides a comprehensive unified treatment of atmospheric and oceanic fluid dynamics. The book introduces the fundamentals of geophysical fluid dynamics, including rotation and stratification, vorticity and potential vorticity, and scaling and approximations. It discusses baroclinic and barotropic instabilities, wave-mean flow interactions and turbulence, and the general circulation of the atmosphere and ocean. Student problems and exercises are included at the end of each chapter. Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals and Large-Scale Circulation will be an invaluable graduate textbook on advanced courses in GFD, meteorology, atmospheric science and oceanography, and an excellent review volume for researchers. Additional resources are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521849692.
