| Description |
xii, 385 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Progress and problems in large-scale atmospheric dynamics / Issac M. Held -- Theories of baroclinic adjustment and eddy equilibration / Pablo Zurita-Gotor and Richard S. Lindzen -- Thermal stratification of the extratropical troposphere / Tapio Schneider -- Storm track dynamics / Kyle L. Swanson -- Eddy-mediated interactions between low latitudes and the extratropics / Walter A. Robinson -- On the relative humidity of the atmosphere / Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, Helene Brogniez, and Remy Roca -- Quasi-equilibrium dynamics of the tropical atmosphere / Kerry Emanuel -- Simple models of ensemble-averaged tropical precipitation and surface wind, given the sea surface temperature / Adam H. Sobel -- Dynamical constraints on monsoon circulations / R. Alan Plumb -- Moist dynamics of tropical convection zones in monsoons, teleconnections, and global warming / J. David Neelin -- Challenges in numerical modeling of tropical circulations / Christopher S. Bretherton -- Challenges to our understanding of the general circulation: abrupt climate change / Richard Seager and David S. Battisti. |
| Subject |
Atmospheric circulation.
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| Added Author |
Schneider, Tapio, 1972-
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Sobel, Adam H., 1967-
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| ISBN |
0691121818 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780691121819 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 304661279 |
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AU@ 000040873073 |
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NZ1 11539124 |
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