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Author Marshall, John, 1954-

Title Atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics [electronic resource] : an introductory text / John Marshall and R. Alan Plumb.

Imprint Amsterdam ; [Burlington, MA] : Elsevier Academic Press, c2008.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xx, 319 p. : ill. (some col.).
Series International geophysics series ; v. 93
International geophysics series ; v. 93.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-305) and index.
Contents Characteristics of the atmosphere -- The global energy balance -- The vertical structure of the atmosphere -- Convection -- The meridional structure of the atmosphere -- The equations of fluid motion -- Balanced flow -- The general circulation of the atmosphere -- The ocean and its circulation -- The wind-driven circulation -- The thermohaline circulation of the ocean -- Climate and climate variability.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Atmospheric circulation.
Ocean-atmosphere interaction.
Ocean circulation.
Fluid dynamics.
Atmospheric thermodynamics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Plumb, R. Alan, 1948-
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780125586917 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0125586914 (hbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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