Thermodynamics of atmospheres and oceans / Judith A. Curry and Peter J. Webster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Curry, Judith A.

Contributor:

Webster, Peter J.

Series:

International geophysics series ; v. 65.

International geophysics series ; v. 65

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atmospheric thermodynamics.

Ocean-atmosphere interaction.

Marine meteorology.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (493 p.)

Other Title:

Thermodynamics of atmospheres & oceans

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Atmospheric and climatological studies are becoming more and more important in day-to-day living. Winds and ocean current owe their existence to the thermodynamic imbalances that arise from the differential heating of the Earth and air by the sun. Accounting for heat exchanges with the atmosphere and ocean is essential in any predictive model of the ocean and/or atmosphere. Thermodynamic feedback processes in the atmosphere and ocean are critical to understanding the overall stability of the Earth's climate and climate change. Water and its phase changes make the thermodynamics of the atmosphe

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Publisher's Credits; Part I: Basic Concepts; Chapter 1. Composition, Structure, and State; 1.1 Composition of the Atmosphere; 1.2 Composition of the Ocean; 1.3 Pressure; 1.4 Density; 1.5 Temperature; 1.6 Kinetic-Molecular Model of the Ideal Gas; 1.7 Equation of State for Air; 1.8 Equation of State for Seawater; 1.9 Compressibility and Expansion Coefficients; 1.10 Hydrostatic Equilibrium; Notes; Problems; Chapter 2. First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics; 2.1 Work; 2.2 Heat; 2.3 First Law; 2.4 Applications of the First Law to Ideal Gases

2.5 Entropy2.6 Second Law; 2.7 Equilibrium and the Combined First and Second Laws; 2.8 Calculation of Thermodynamic Relations; 2.9 Heat Capacity; 2.10 Dry Adiabatic Processes in the Atmosphere; 2.11 Adiabatic Processes in the Ocean; Notes; Problems; Chapter 3. Transfer Processes; 3.1 Time-dependent Thermodynamics; 3.2 Radiant Energy; 3.3 Radiative Transfer; 3.4 Diffusive Transfer Processes; 3.5 Turbulence and Turbulent Transport; 3.6 Time-dependent Equations for the Ocean and Atmosphere; Notes; Problems; Chapter 4. Thermodynamics of Water; 4.1 Molecular Structure and Properties of Water

4.2 Thermodynamic Degrees of Freedom4.3 Phase Equilibria; 4.4 Atmospheric Humidity Variables; 4.5 Colligative Properties of Water Solutions; 4.6 Simple Eutectics; Notes; Problems; Chapter 5. Nucleation and Diffusional Growth; 5.1 Surface Tension; 5.2 Nucleation of the Liquid Phase; 5.3 Nucleation of the Ice Phase; 5.4 Diffusional Growth of Cloud Drops; 5.5 Ice Crystal Morphology and Growth; 5.6 Formation of the Initial Sea Ice Cover; 5.7 Formation of Sea Ice Transition and Columnar Zones; Notes; Problems; Part II: Applications; Chapter 6. Moist Thermodynamic Processes in the Atmosphere

6.1 Combined First and Second Laws6.2 Isobaric Cooling; 6.3 Cooling and Moistening by Evaporation of Water; 6.4 Saturation by Adiabatic, Isobaric Mixing; 6.5 Saturated Adiabatic Cooling; 6.6 The Ice Phase; 6.7 Conserved Moist Thermodynamic Variables; 6.8 Aerological Diagrams; Notes; Problems; Chapter 7. Static Stability of the Atmosphere and Ocean; 7.1 Stability Criteria; 7.2 Stability of a Saturated Atmosphere; 7.3 Processes Producing Changes in Stability; Notes; Problems; Chapter 8. Cloud Characteristics and Processes; 8.1 Cloud Classification and Characteristics

8.2 Precipitation Processes8.3 Radiative Transfer in a Cloudy Atmosphere; 8.4 Fogs, Stratus Clouds, and Stratocumulus Clouds; 8.5 Cumuliform Clouds; 8.6 Parameterization of Cloud Microphysical Processes; Notes; Problems; Chapter 9. Ocean Surface Exchanges of Heat and Freshwater; 9.1 Ocean Surface Energy Budget; 9.2 Ocean Surface Salinity Budget; 9.3 Ocean Surface Buoyancy Flux; 9.4 Air Mass and Upper Water Mass Modification; Notes; Problems; Chapter 10. Sea Ice, Snow and Glaciers; 10.1 Large-scale Morphology of Sea Ice; 10.2 Ice Thickness Distribution

10.3 Evolution of the Salinity Profile in Sea Ice

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-05930-7

9786611059309

0-08-051919-9

OCLC:

476112929