Theory of planetary atmospheres : an introduction to their physics and chemistry /

For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chamberlain, Joseph W. (Joseph Wyan), 1928-2004
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Hunten, Donald M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Orlando : Academic Press, 1987.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:International geophysics series ; v. 36.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Vertical structure of an atmosphere
  • Hydrodynamics of atmospheres
  • Chemistry and dynamics of earth's stratosphere
  • Planetary astronomy
  • Ionospheres
  • Airglows, auroras and aeronomy
  • Stability of planetary atmospheres.