In the third edition of The Physics of Atmospheres, John Houghton has revised his acclaimed textbook to bring it completely up-to-date. The book provides a comprehensive concise description of the physical processes governing the structure and the circulation of the atmosphere. New chapters have been introduced on topics of strong contemporary interest such as chaos and predictability and climate change. The chapters on global observations (especially through remote sensing) and numerical modeling have also been substantially extended.
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In this new edition John Houghton has revised his acclaimed textbook to bring it completely up-to-date. The book provides a comprehensive and concise description of the physical processes governing the atmosphere. New chapters have been introduced on topics of strong contemporary interest and other chapters have been substantially extended. Like the previous editions, this is an essential textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in meteorology, atmospheric physics, remote sensing, climatology, environmental science, and planetary science. Specialists in atmospheric physics and meteorology will also find it an excellent state-of-the-art review.
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A well balanced book on Atmospheres,
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This book starts off with some basic principles, such as lapse rates and black-body radiation on up to atmoshperic waves, turbulance, and making short term predictions. It does well by trying to focus not just on Earth, but all the other planets in solar system.
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The atmosphere of a planet is the gaseous envelope surrounding it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tephigram chart, carbon dioxide band, cloud radiation feedback, water vapour mixing ratio, available potential energy, remote sounding, temperature sounding, mass mixing ratio, geopotential height, hydrostatic equation, horizontal momentum equations, geostrophic approximation, isentropic surface, zonal velocity, eddy kinetic energy, eddy transfer, geostrophic wind, wind equation, zonal flow, potential vorticity, absolute vorticity, radiative equilibrium, water vapour content, solar radiation incident, isothermal atmosphere Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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tephigram chart, carbon dioxide band, cloud radiation feedback, water vapour mixing ratio, available potential energy, remote sounding, temperature sounding, mass mixing ratio, geopotential height, hydrostatic equation, horizontal momentum equations, geostrophic approximation, isentropic surface, zonal velocity, eddy kinetic energy, eddy transfer, geostrophic wind, wind equation, zonal flow, potential vorticity, absolute vorticity, radiative equilibrium, water vapour content, solar radiation incident, isothermal atmosphere Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Climate Change: From Science to Sustainability (Environmental Web) by Stephen Peake in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics by David G. Andrews in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Atmospheric Radiation: Theoretical Basis by R. M. Goody in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Global Warming: The Complete Briefing by John Houghton in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Remote Sounding of Atmospheres (Cambridge Planetary Science Old) by J. T. Houghton in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Giant Planets of Our Solar System: An Introduction (Springer Praxis Books / Geophysical Sciences) by Patrick Irwin on page 58, page 124, and page 193
- Global Warming: The Complete Briefing by John T. Houghton in Front Matter, and page 89
- Introduction to Environmental Physics: Planet Earth, Life and Climate by Peter Hughes on page 272, and Back Matter
- Global Warming: The Complete Briefing by John Houghton on page 27, and page 112
- Gas Turbine Performance by Philip Walsh on page 101
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