Title Statements
- Full title :Dynamic Meteorology.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2016.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
- Place of Publication:Florence
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2016.
Notes
7.4 Derivation of the components of the Coriolis force from the law of the conservation of angular momentum.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (342 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781317836421, 1317836421
- oclc:ocn949883914
- LC Classification:QC880
- Dewey Decimal:551.5/15
Table of Contents
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction: units and dimensions; 1.1 Historical perspective of meteorology; 1.2 Dimensions; 1.3 Units; 1.4 Problems; Chapter 2 The thermodynamics of dry clean air; 2.1 Structure and composition of the atmosphere; 2.2 The scientific method; 2.3 The equation of state of a perfect gas; 2.4 The universal gas constant; 2.5 Mixture of gases; 2.6 Molecular weight of dry air; 2.7 Work; 2.8 Heat; 2.9 The first law of thermodynamics; 2.10 Specific heats of gases; 2.11 Adiabatic process.
2.12 Potential temperature2.13 Entropy; 2.14 Problems; Chapter 3 The aerological diagram; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Different kinds of diagrams; 3.3 The skew (T, -- logp) diagram; 3.4 The tephigram; 3.5 Work and energy on the tephigram; 3.6 Problems; Chapter 4 The thermodynamics of moist air; 4.1 Water substance and water vapour; 4.2 Equation of state for water vapour; 4.3 Specific heats of water substance; 4.4 Change of phase; 4.5 Variation of latent heat with temperature; 4.6 Clapeyron's equation; 4.7 Clapeyron and global warming; 4.8 Supercooled water; 4.9 Moist air.
4.10 The virtual temperature4.11 Sp…
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