Title The atmospheric general circulation / John M. Wallace, University of Washington, David S. Battisti, University of Washington, David W.J. Thompson, Colorado State University, Dennis L. Hartmann, University of Washington

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023 ©2023

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 406 pages) : color illustrations, color maps Contents Part I. Background. Atmospheric observations and models -- Heuristic models of the general circulation -- Part II. Balance requirements for the general circulation. The angular momentum balance -- Mass balance of atmospheric trace constituents -- The balance of total energy -- The mechanical energy cycle -- Part III. Dynamics of the zonal mean flow. Dynamics of the zonal mean flow -- Wave-mean flow interaction -- Part IV. The stratospheric general circulation. The global stratospheric circulation -- Wave-mean flow interaction in the tropical stratosphere -- Part V. The zonally varying extratropical tropospheric circulation. The Northern Hemisphere winter zonally varying climatology -- The high frequency extratropical transients -- The low frequency extratropical transients -- Part VI. The tropical general circulation. The annual mean circulation of the tropics -- Tropical convection -- The seasons in the tropics -- El Niño-Southern Oscillation -- Intraseasonal variability of the tropical general circulation -- Day-to-day variability of the tropical circulation -- Warm core tropical vortices -- Diurnal and higher frequency variability of the global circulation -- Appendix A. Space and time averaging operations -- Appendix B. The zonal momentum balance -- Appendix C. Methods of identifying teleconnection patterns -- Appendix D. Scaling and application of the weak temperature gradient approximation -- Appendix E. Math symbols and abbreviations -- Appendix F. Extended figure captions Summary An engaging, comprehensive, richly illustrated advanced undergraduate and graduate level textbook about the atmospheric general circulation, written by leading researchers. This textbook relates fundamental theoretical principles to observations, and contains extensive exercises and online resources Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-394) and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 5, 2023) Subject Atmospheric circulation. Atmospheric circulation Form Electronic book Author Battisti, David S., 1956- author. Thompson, David W. J. (David William Jonathan), author. Hartmann, Dennis L., author.

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