Marshall, John, and R. Alan Plumb. Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics: An Introductory Text. Boston, MA: Elsevier Academic Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780125586917.
Table of contents (PDF)
SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
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1 | Introduction | Introduction |
2 | Characteristics of the atmosphere | Chapter 1 |
3 | Equation of state for the dry and moist air | Chapter 1 |
4 | Earth's radiation budget | Chapter 2 |
5 | Greenhouse effect: I | Chapter 2 |
6 | Greenhouse effect: II | Chapter 2 |
7 | Vertical structure of the atmosphere | Chapter 3 |
8 | Convection in water | Chapter 4 |
9 | Convection in water (cont.) | Chapter 4 |
10 | Convection in water (cont.) | Chapter 4 |
11 | Dry convection in air | Chapter 4 |
12 | Potential temperature | Chapter 4 |
13 | Moist convection in air: I | Chapter 4 |
14 | Moist convection in air: II | Chapter 4 |
15 | Meridional structure of the atmosphere | Chapter 5 |
16 | Partial differential equations | Chapter 6 |
17 | Radial inflow experiment | Chapter 6 |
18 | Equations of motion for non-rotating fluids | Chapter 6 |
19 | Equations of motion for rotating fluids | Chapter 6 |
20 | Inertial motions | Chapter 6 |
21 | Equations of motion on a sphere | Chapter 6 |
22 | Geostrophic balance | Chapter 7 |
23 | Taylor-Proudman theorem | Chapter 7 |
24 | Thermal wind | Chapter 7 |
25 | Ekman layers | Chapter 7 |
26 | The general circulation of the atmosphere | Chapter 8 |
27 | Physical characteristics of the ocean | Chapter 9 |
28 | The observed ocean circulation | Chapter 9 |
29 | Ekman layers in the ocean | Chapter 10 |
30 | Ekman layers in the laboratory | Chapter 10 |
31 | Taylor-Proudman on the sphere | Chapter 10 |
32 | The wind driven ocean circulation | Chapter 10 |
33 | The abyssal ocean circulation | Chapter 11 |
34 | Turbulent mixing and the abyssal ocean circulation | Chapter 12 |
35 | The atmospheric and oceanic energy budget | Chapter 12 |
36 | The Earth's heat budget | Chapter 12 |
37 | Review | |
38 | Review (cont.) |