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The global circulation of the atmosphere
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- Creator
- edited by Tapio Schneider and Adam H. Sobel ; foreword by Edward N. Lorenz
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2007]
- ©2007
- Physical Details
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- xii, 385 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780691121819, 0691121818, 0691236917, 9780691236919
- OCLC
- ocm71348754, on1268333702, on1264471127, on1269268956
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Progress and problems in large-scale atmospheric dynamics / Issac M. Held -- Theories of baroclinic adjustment and eddy equilibration / Pablo Zurita-Gotor and Richard S. Lindzen -- The thermal stratification of the extratropical troposphere / Tapio Schneider -- Storm track dynamics / Kyle L. Swanson -- Eddy-mediated interactions between low latitudes and the extratropics / Walter A. Robinson -- On the relative humidity of the atmosphere / Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, Hélène Brogniez, and Rémy Roca -- Quasi-equilibrium dynamics of the tropical atmosphere / Kerry Emanuel -- Simple models of ensemble-averaged tropical precipitation and surface wind, given the sea surface temperature / Adam H. Sobel -- Dynamical constraints on monsoon circulations / R. Alan Plumb -- Moist dynamics of tropical convection zones in monsoons, teleconnections, and global warming / J. David Neelin -- Challenges in numerical modeling of tropical circulations / Christopher S. Bretherton -- Challenges to our understanding of the general circulation: abrupt climate change / Richard Seager and David S. Battisti