The Global Circulation of the Atmosphere / / ed. by Tapio Schneider, Adam H. Sobel.

Despite major advances in the observation and numerical simulation of the atmosphere, basic features of the Earth's climate remain poorly understood. Integrating the available data and computational resources to improve our understanding of the global circulation of the atmosphere remains a cha...

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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]
©2008
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (400 p.) :; 140 halftones.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Progress and Problems in Large-Scale Atmospheric Dynamics
  • Chapter 2 Theories of Baroclinic Adjustment and Eddy Equilibration
  • Chapter 3 The Thermal Stratification of the Extratropical Troposphere
  • Chapter 4 Storm Track Dynamics
  • Chapter 5 Eddy-Mediated Interactions Between Low Latitudes and the Extratropics
  • Chapter 6 On the Relative Humidity of the Atmosphere
  • Chapter 7 Quasi-Equilibrium Dynamics of the Tropical Atmosphere
  • Chapter 8 Simple Models of Ensemble-Averaged Tropical Precipitation and Surface Wind, Given the Sea Surface Temperature
  • Chapter 9 Dynamical Constraints on Monsoon Circulations
  • Chapter 10 Moist Dynamics of Tropical Convection Zones in Monsoons, Teleconnections, and Global Warming
  • Chapter 11 Challenges in Numerical Modeling of Tropical Circulations
  • Chapter 12 Challenges to Our Understanding of the General Circulation: Abrupt Climate Change
  • List of Contributors
  • Index