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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dennis L. Hartmann (Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA)Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Imprint: Academic Press Inc Volume: v. 56 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9780123285300ISBN 10: 0123285305 Pages: 424 Publication Date: 06 July 1994 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9780123285317 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsFew textbooks presently give such a comprehensive and clear account of the complexities of the climate system. Throughout, the book is very readable and I recommend it thoroughly. --Grant Bigg in Weather ...contains useful information on all aspects of physical climatology from boundary layer processes to global models. It has a good index which allows ready access to specific subjects...will be useful to students wanting more than a descriptive approach to climatology. --GEOGRAPHICS Few textbooks presently give such a comprehensive and clear account of the complexities of the climate system. Throughout, the book is very readable and I recommend it thoroughly. --Grant Bigg in Weather ...contains useful information on all aspects of physical climatology from boundary layer processes to global models. It has a good index which allows ready access to specific subjects...will be useful to students wanting more than a descriptive approach to climatology. --GEOGRAPHICS Author InformationProfessor D.L. Hartmann received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Portland, and his PhD in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics from Princeton University. After postdoctoral appointments at McGill University and the National Center for Atmospheric Research, he joined the faculty of the University of Washington, where he is currently a professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and Senior Fellow of the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean.Professor Hartmann’s research interests include dynamics of the atmosphere, atmosphere-ocean interaction, climate feedback processes and climate change. His primary areas of expertise are atmospheric dynamics, radiation and remote sensing, and mathematical and statistical techniques for data analysis. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |