Thermodynamics of clouds / Louis Dufour, Raymond Defay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dufour, Louis, author.

Defay, Raymond, author.

Series:

International Geophysics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thermodynamics--Simulation methods.

Thermodynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Academic Press, [1963]

Summary:

For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed. The combination of observations, theory and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by m

Contents:

Front Cover; Thermodynamics of Clouds; Copyright Page; Introduction; Contents; Chapter I. Ideas of Capillarity; 1. Introduction; 2. Surface Tension; 3. Mechanical Equilibrium Conditions for a Surface; 4. Equilibrium of an Edge; 5. Contact Angle of a Fluid/Fluid Interface with the Surface of a Solid; 6. Mechanical Work Done by a Capillary System; 7. Surface Tension of a Crystal Face; Chapter II. Surface Model and Definitions of Adsorption, Surface Enthalpy, and Entropy; 1. The Real System and the Simplified Model; 2. Difficulties Inherent in the Use of the Surface Model

Chapter III. Laws of Thermodynamics1. Choice of Variables; 2. First Law of Thermodynamics; 3. Second Law of Thermodynamics; Chapter IV. Fundamental Formulas in Terms of Intensive Variables; 1. Aims of the Chapter; 2. Variables on Which the Surface Functions of State Depend; 3. Intensive Properties of the Surface; 4. Transformation from Intensive to Extensive Variables; 5. Specific Surface Functions of State; 6. Fundamental Formulas Relating to the Surface Phase; 7. Fundamental Formulas in Terms of Intensive Variables; Chapter V. Equilibrium States; 1. Affinities of Adsorption

2. Conditions for Adsorption Equilibrium3. Equilibrium Displacement; 4. Phase Rule; 5. Extension of Duhem's Theorem to Systems Containing Surfaces; Chapter VI. Adiabatic Transformations; Chapter VII. Examination of Some Approximations or Hypotheses; 1. Aims of the Chapter; 2. Humid Air Can Be Treated as a Mixture of Two Perfect Gases: Dry Air and Water Vapor; 3. The Surface Tension of a Droplet Can Be Considered Independent of the Radius of Curvature

4. Adsorptions Are Negligible in Comparison with the Masses Involved, and Adsorption of Atmospheric Components Has Negligible Effect on the Surface Tension5. The Lateral Functions αγ', βγ', γλ' and αγ"", βγ"", γλ"" Can Be Neglected; 6. The Heat Capacities at Constant Pressure of Dry Air and Water Vapor, of Which the Atmosphere Is Composed, Are Constants; 7. The Heat Capacities of Pure Liquid and Solid Water Vary Only Slightly with Temperature; Chapter VIII. Study of a Droplet Suspended in the Atmosphere; 1. Statement of the Problem

2. Influence of Curvature on the Saturation Pressure of a Droplet3. Influence of Other Components on the Heat of Vaporization of Water from a Plane Surface; 4. Influence of Curvature on the Heat of Vaporization of a Droplet; 5. Influence of Curvature on the Equilibrium Temperature of a Droplet; 6. Stability of Equilibrium of a Droplet; 7. Reversible Adiabatic Transformations; Chapter IX. Study of an Ice Crystal Suspended in the Atmosphere; 1. Statement of the Problem; 2. Influence of Radius on the Saturation Pressure Relative to an Ice Crystal

3. Influence of Radius on the Heat of Sublimation of an Ice Crystal

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-52605-0

9786613838506

0-08-095783-8

OCLC:

813228460