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Dynamics of the atmosphere : a course in theoretical meteorology /
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. 1. Mathematical tools. Algebra of vectors
- Vector functions
- Differential relations
- Coordinate transformations
- The method of covariant differentiation
- Integral operations
- Introduction to the concepts of nonlinear dynamics
- pt. 2. Dynamics of the atmosphere. The laws of atmospheric motion
- Scale analysis
- The material and the local description of flow
- Atmospheric flow fields
- The Navier-Stokes stress tensor
- The Helmholtz theorem
- Kinematics of two-dimensional flow
- Natural coordinates
- Boundary surfaces and boundary conditions
- Circulation and vorticity theorems
- Turbulent systems
- An excursion into spectral turbulence theory
- The atmospheric boundary layer
- Wave motion in the atmosphere
- The barotropic model
- Rossby waves
- Inertial and dynamic stability
- The equation of motion in general coordinate systems
- The geographical coordinate system
- The stereographic coordinate system
- Orography-following coordinate systems
- The stereographic system with a generalized vertical coordinate
- A quasi-geostrophic baroclinic model
- A two-level prognostic model, baroclinic instability
- An excursion concerning numerical procedures
- Modeling of atmospheric flow by spectral techniques
- Predictability.