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Mid-latitude atmospheric dynamics : a first course /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martin, Jonathan E. (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., [2006]
Subjects:
Dynamic meteorology.
Middle atmosphere.
Météorologie.
Atmosphère.
Dynamische Meteorologie
Mittlere Atmosphäre
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction and review of mathematical tools
  • 2. Fundamental and apparent forces
  • 3. Mass, momentum and energy : the fundamental quantities of the physical world
  • 4. Applications of the equations of motion
  • 5. Circulation, vorticity, and divergence
  • 6. The diagnosis of mid-latitude synoptic-scale vertical motions
  • 7. The vertical circulation at fronts
  • 8. Dynamical aspects of the life cycle of the mid-latitude cyclone
  • 9. Potential vorticity and applications to mid-latitude weather systems
  • App. A. Virtual temperature.