Atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics an introductory text / [electronic resource] :
John Marshall and R. Alan Plumb.
- Amsterdam ; [Burlington, MA] : Elsevier Academic Press, c2008.
- xx, 319 p. : ill. (some col.).
- International geophysics series ; v. 93 .
- International geophysics series ; v. 93. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-305) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.