Straightforward, simple models and short arguments are used wherever possible to promote physical understanding, for example, in the discussion of the greenhouse effect. The aim is to bring the reader to the point where he or she is able to understand and analyze weather charts in daily use around the world; obtain an appreciation of current experimental techniques; and also make informed, quantitative estimates in relation to current issues surrounding the current debate on climate change.
Contents: Theoretical Foundations: The Big Picture; Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Stability; Air Flow on a Rotating Earth; Divergence, Vorticity and Circulation; Boundary Layer Meteorology; Biometeorology, Environmental Biophysics; Experiments in the Tropical Boundary Layer: Introduction to the Experiments; Approaches to Measurement of Net Ecosystem Exchange; Application of the WPL Method; Experimental Methods; Results and Analysis.
