Physics of the Atmosphere [Elektronisk resurs] / Rodrigo Caballero.

• 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Composition of the atmosphere -- 1.2 Observed vertical structure -- 2 Thermodynamics of dry air -- 2.2 Hydrostatic balance -- 2.3 Atmospheric energy and the first law of thermodynamics -- 2.4 Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics -- 2.5 Static stability -- 3 Thermodynamics of moist air -- 3.1 Thermodynamics of moist non-condensing air -- 3.2 Condensation and evaporation -- 3.3 The moist adiabat -- 3.4 Static stability of a moist atmosphere with condensation -- 3.5 Mixing clouds and contrails -- 4 Cloud microphysics -- 4.1 Homogeneous nucleation -- 4.2 Heterogeneous nucleation and aerosols -- 4.3 Droplet growth by condensation -- 4.4 From cloud droplets to precipitation -- 5 Atmospheric radiation -- 5.1 Electromagnetic radiation -- 5.2 Interaction between radiation and matter: some generalities -- 5.3 Molecular absorption -- 5.4 Scattering -- 5.5 Absorption by cloud drops -- 5.6 Radiative transfer: generalities -- 5.7 Radiative transfer of longwave radiation -- 5.8 Absorption and emission spectra of Earth's atmosphere -- 5.9 Some scattering effects -- 6 The atmospheric boundary layer -- 6.1 Scale separation and Reynolds averaging -- 6.2 Closure, mixing length and flux-gradient relations -- 6.3 The Ekman layer -- 6.4 The surface layer -- 6.5 Static stability and the Monin-Obukhov similarity. 

• With the increasing attention paid to climate change, there is ever-growing interest in atmospheric physics and the processes by which the atmosphere affects Earth's energy balance. This self-contained text, written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics or meteorology, assumes no prior knowledge apart from basic mechanics and calculus and contains material for a complete course. Augmented with worked examples, the text considers all aspects of atmospheric physics except dynamics, including moist thermodynamics, cloud microphysics, atmospheric radiation and remote sensing, and will be an invaluable resource for students and researchers. 

Ämnesord

Atmospheric physics  -- Textbooks (LCSH)

Klassifikation

551.5 (DDC)

Uba (kssb/8 (machine generated))