Global Physical Climatology

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Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Av Dennis L. Hartmann

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This newly revised and expanded Third Edition of Global Physical Climatology delineates the science of climate and climate change that spans the atmosphere, ocean, and land surface, and the interactions among them. It adds the latest literature to all the chapters and begins with a detailed introduction to the climate system. Then, it introduces the physics of the climate system, including the principles and processes that determine the structure and climate of the atmosphere, ocean, and land surface. More advanced sections apply the basic knowledge introduced earlier in the text in understanding natural variability of the climate in both the present and past, the sensitivity of climate to external forces, explanations for the ice ages, and the science of human-induced climate change. The physical principles and computer models necessary for understanding past climate and predicting future climate are also discussed. This book is recommended for upper division undergraduates and graduates in meteorology, atmospheric science, oceanography, and other environmental fields. It is also suitable for students with a background of at least one year of college physics and calculus as well as researchers in academia, government (military, NOAA, NWS), and policymakers.

Covers a great range of information on the Earth’s climate system and how it works
Includes a basic introduction to the physics of climate suitable for physical science majors
Provides an overview of the central themes of modern research on climate change suitable for beginning researchers
Incorporates problem sets to aid learning
Offers an authoritative, clearly written, well-illustrated text with up-to-date data and modeling results

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-05-01
Mått191 x 235 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor475
Upplaga3
FörlagElsevier Science
ISBN9780443273315

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Meteorologi och klimatologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Professor D.L. Hartmann received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Portland, and his PhD in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics from Princeton University. After postdoctoral appointments at McGill University and the National Center for Atmospheric Research, he joined the faculty of the University of Washington, where he is currently a professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and Senior Fellow of the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean.Professor Hartmann’s research interests include dynamics of the atmosphere, atmosphere-ocean interaction, climate feedback processes and climate change. His primary areas of expertise are atmospheric dynamics, radiation and remote sensing, and mathematical and statistical techniques for data analysis.

1. Introduction to the Climate System2. The Global Energy Balance3. Atmospheric Radiative Transfer and Climate4. The Energy Balance of the Surface5. The Hydrologic Cycle6. Atmospheric General Circulation and Climate7. The Ocean General Circulation and Climate8. Natural Intraseasonal and Interannual Variability9. History and Evolution of Earth’s Climate10. Climate Sensitivity and Feedback Mechanisms11. Global Climate Models12. Natural Climate Change13. Anthropogenic Climate Change