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OverviewThe atmosphere behaves like a giant thermal engine in which disorganized energy is transformed into organized kinetic energy by the uneven absorption of solar radiation. The last one drives the circulation of the atmosphere by temperature differences between the polar and equatorial regions. Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere: Basic Physics and Applications to Earth's Science book provides the physical basis for understanding the climate system: ideal gases, thermodynamics laws, the effects of gravity, the water in the atmosphere, cloud drops, mixtures, and thermal radiation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stefano SpeziaPublisher: Arcler Education Inc Imprint: Arcler Education Inc Weight: 0.531kg ISBN: 9781774698730ISBN 10: 1774698730 Pages: 642 Publication Date: 31 March 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsSection 1 Basic Physics: Ideal Gases and Thermodynamics LawsChapter 1 On Classical Ideal Gases Chapter 2 A New Entropy Function to Analyze Isentropic Processes of Ideal Gases with Variable Specific Heats Chapter 3 Understanding Atmospheric Behaviour in Terms of Entropy: A Review of Applications of the Second Law of Thermodynamics to Meteorology Chapter 4 Mechanics and Thermodynamics of a New Minimal Model of the Atmosphere Section 2 Effects of Gravity Chapter 5 The Effects of Gravity on the Climate and Circulation of a Terrestrial Planet Chapter 6 Gravity is Vertical in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Chapter 7 Convective Cells of Internal Gravity Waves in the Earth's Atmosphere with Finite Temperature Gradient Section 3 The Water and the Vertical Structure of Moisture in the Atmosphere Chapter 8 Water from Air: an Overlooked Source of Moisture in Arid and Semiarid Regions Chapter 9 Observed Behaviours of Precipitable Water Vapour and Precipitation Intensity in Response to Upper Air Profiles Estimated from Surface Air Temperature Chapter 10 Vertical Structure of Moisture Content Over Europe Chapter 11 Impacts of Model Spatial Resolution on the Vertical Structure of Convection in the Tropics Chapter 12 Winter Thermodynamic Vertical Structure in the Arctic Atmosphere Linked to Large-Scale Circulation Chapter 13 Vertical Structure of the Lower Troposphere Derived from MU Radar, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, and Balloon Measurements During ShUREX 2015 Section 4 Cloud drops and Mixtures Chapter 14 Cloud Processing of Aerosol Particles in Marine Stratocumulus Clouds Chapter 15 Cloud Drop Number Concentrations Over the Western North Atlantic Ocean: Seasonal Cycle, Aerosol Interrelationships, and other Influential Factors Chapter 16 Response of Mixed-Phase Cloud Microphysical Properties to Cloud-Seeding Near Cloud Top Over Hebei, China Chapter 17 Hygroscopicity and Ice Nucleation Properties of Dust/Salt Mixtures Originating from the Source of East Asian Dust Storms Section 5 Thermal Radiation Chapter 18 Disquisitions Relating to Principles of Thermodynamic Equilibrium in Climate Modelling Chapter 19 Radiation and Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere: A Comprehensive Approach on a Molecular Basis Chapter 20 Atmospheric Ionization and Cloud Radiative ForcingReviewsAuthor InformationStefano Spezia was born in Erice (Italy) in 1981. He obtained a master's degree in Electronic Engineering (Telecommunications) at the University of Palermo in 2006, and in 2012, at the same university, he got a PhD degree in Applied Physics. From 2007 to 2014, he carried out research in the Physics of Complex Ecological Systems, Semiconductor Spintronics, Nonlinear Optics and Quantum Optics, publishing several works in international journals and books. Since 2014, high school teacher of Mathematics and Physics. He is also an amateur mathematician interested in integer sequences. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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