Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics: An Introductory Text

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John Marshall (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, U.S.A.) R. Alan Plumb (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, U.S.A.)

Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics

An Introductory Text

John Marshall (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, U.S.A.), R. Alan Plumb (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, U.S.A.)

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English

Elsevier
06 December 2007

Mathematics & Sciences; Geology & the lithosphere; Oceanography (seas); Meteorology & climatology

For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way.

The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed. The combination of observations, theory and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by making it accessible to students with no prior training in meteorology or oceanography.

By: John Marshall (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge U.S.A.), R. Alan Plumb (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, U.S.A.)
Imprint: Elsevier
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Revised 2000 and Thumb Indexed ed.
Volume: v. 93
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 183mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 970g
ISBN: 9780125586917
ISBN 10: 0125586914
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 06 December 2007
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Characteristics of the atmosphere. 2. The global energy balance. 3. The vertical structure of the atmosphere. 4. Convection. 5. The Meridional structure of the atmosphere. 6. The equations of fluid motion. 7. Balanced flow. 8. The general circulation of the atmosphere. 9. The ocena and its circulation. 10. The wind-driven circulation. 11. The thermohaline circulation of the ocean. 12. Climate and climate variability. 13. Appendices.

Reviews for Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics: An Introductory Text

Marshall and Plumb have nicely presented the basics of both meteorology and oceanography in this work. The book begins with a discusssion of atmospheric characteristics; the final chapter on climate and climatic variability nicely leads into the subject of global warming, and should be read by anyone with an interest in the future of the planet. . . . Highly recommended. -- A.E. Staver, Northern Illinois University, in CHOICE, June 2008