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Author:

Marshall, John, 1954-

Title:

Atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics : an introductory text / John Marshall and R. Alan Plumb.

Publisher:

Elsevier Academic Press,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xx, 319 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Atmospheric circulation.
Ocean-atmosphere interaction.
Ocean circulation.
Fluid dynamics.
Atmospheric thermodynamics.
Interação ar-mar.
Dinâmica dos fluídos.
Termodinâmica atmosférica.

Other Authors:

Plumb, R. Alan, 1948-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-305) and index.

Contents:

Characteristics of the atmosphere -- The global energy balance -- The vertical structure of the atmosphere -- Convection -- The meridional structure of the atmosphere -- The equations of fluid motion -- Balanced flow -- The general circulation of the atmosphere -- The ocean and its circulation -- The wind-driven circulation -- The thermohaline circulation of the ocean -- Climate and climate variability.

Series:

International geophysics series ; v. 93

ISBN:

0125586914 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780125586917 (hbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)166317541

LCCN:

2007034798

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)