Foreword |
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Preface |
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Chapter 1 Basic Governing Equations |
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1 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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1.5 First Law of Thermodynamics |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (2) |
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1.7 Spherical Polar Co-ordinates |
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8 | (2) |
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1.8 Pressure Co-ordinates |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (1) |
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1.11 Thermal Wind-Variation of Wind in the Vertical |
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14 | (1) |
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1.12 Vorticity and Divergence |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (2) |
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1.15 Hydrostatic Stability |
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21 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 Energetics of the Atmosphere |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (2) |
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2.3 Physical Explanation of the Energy Conversion Processes |
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28 | (1) |
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2.4 Total Potential Energy (TPE) |
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28 | (2) |
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2.5 Available Potential Energy (APE) |
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30 | (1) |
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2.6 Zonal and Eddy Forms of Energy |
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31 | (2) |
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2.7 Energy Conversions in the Atmosphere |
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33 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Atmospheric General Circulation |
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3.1 Introduction and General Considerations |
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35 | (5) |
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3.2 Angular Momentum Balance in the Atmosphere |
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40 | (3) |
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3.3 Three Dimensional Structure of the General Circulation |
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43 | (20) |
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Chapter 4 Waves in the Atmosphere |
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63 | (1) |
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4.2 Speed of Rossby Waves |
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64 | (4) |
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68 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Large Scale Atmospheric Modeling |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (5) |
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5.4.1 Non Divergent Barotropic Model |
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75 | (1) |
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5.4.2 Quasi-geostrophic Model |
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76 | (4) |
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5.5 Other Filtered Models |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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5.7 Subgrid Scale Processes |
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82 | (2) |
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5.8 Simulation of the Atmospheric General Circulation |
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84 | (7) |
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Chapter 6 Hydrodynamic Instability |
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91 | (1) |
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6.2 Barotropic Instability |
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91 | (2) |
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6.3 Baroclinic Instability |
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93 | (1) |
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6.4 Sources of Energy for Atmospheric Disturbances |
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94 | (23) |
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Appendix 1 Pressure Gradient Force |
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117 | (1) |
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Appendix 2 Equation of Motion in Rotating Co-ordinates |
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118 | (4) |
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Appendix 3 Equation of State for Air (a mixture of gases) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (2) |
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Appendix 5 Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate (DALR) |
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125 | (1) |
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Appendix 6 Energy Equations -- Derivation |
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126 | (3) |
List of Symbols used |
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129 | (4) |
References |
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133 | (3) |
Bibliography |
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