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Presenting a comprehensive treatment of thermodynamic processes operation in the atmosphere, the core of this text focuses on water and its transformations. Initial chapters lay the foundations, from energy conservation to the ideal gas law, specific heat capacities, adiabatic processes, and entropy...

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Main Authors: Bohren, Craig F., 1940- (Author), Albrecht, Bruce A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Atmospheric thermodynamics.
Thermodynamique de l'atmosphère.
Atmospheric thermodynamics
Earth sciences.
Science.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: conservation of energy
  • Ideal gas law: pressure and absolute temperature
  • Specific heats and enthalpy: adiabatic processes
  • Entropy
  • Water and its transformations
  • Moist air and clouds
  • Energy, momentum, and mass transfer.