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An introduction to dynamic meteorology. Volume 88 /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Holton, James R. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Burlington, MA : Elsevier Academic Press, [2004]
Edition:	4th ed.
Series:	International geophysics series ; v. 88.
Subjects:	Dynamic meteorology. Météorologie dynamique. SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology. Dynamic meteorology Meteorologie. Atmosfeer. Atmosferische circulatie. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1 Introduction
2 The basic conservation laws
3 Elementary applications of the basic equations
4 Circulation and vorticity
5 The planetary boundary layer
6 Synoptic scale motions I : Quasi-geostrophic analysis
7 Atmospheric oscillations : Linear perturbation theory
8 Extratropical synoptic scale motions II : Baroclinic instability
9 Mesoscale circulations
10 The general circulation
11 Tropical dynamics
12 Middle atmosphere dynamics
13 Numerical prediction
Appendix A Useful constants and parameters
Appendix B List of symbols
Appendix C Vector analysis
Appendix D Moisture variables
Appendix E Standard atmosphere data
Appendix F Symmetric baroclinic oscillations
Answers to selected problems
(Complete solutions manual available to instructors).