Atmospheric Thermodynamics - Elementary Physics and Chemistry

Informationen zum Autor Gerald R. North received a PhD in Physics from the University of Wisconsin in 1966, and has been a Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University for over 20 years. His notable research career includes receiving the Outstanding Publication Award, National Center for Atmospheric Research in 1975, the Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal for NASA in 1983, and the Jule G. Charney Award from the American Meteorological Society in 2008. Tatiana L. Erukhimova received a PhD in Physics from the Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, in 1999, and is now a Lecturer in the Department of Physics at Texas A&M University. Her areas of research include large-scale and mesoscale atmospheric transport and mixing, atmospheric wave dynamics, atmospheric ozone, and remote sensing. Klappentext Textbook that uniquely integrates physics and chemistry in the study of atmospheric thermodynamics for advanced single-semester courses. Zusammenfassung Textbook that uniquely integrates physics and chemistry in the study of atmospheric thermodynamics for advanced single-semester courses. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introductory concepts; 2. Gases; 3. The first law of thermodynamics; 4. Second law; 5. Air and vapour; 5. Profiles of the atmosphere; 6. Thermodynamic charts; 7. Thermochemistry; 8. The thermodynamic equation; Units and numeral values of constants; Notations and abbreviations; Answers for selected problems; Bibliography.

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• Authors: Tatiana L. Erukhimova, Tatiana L. (Texas A & M University) Erukhimova, Erukhimova Tatiana L., Dr. Gerald R. North, Dr. Gerald R. (Texas A & M University) North, Dr. Gerald R. (Texas a & M University) Eruk North, Dr. Gerald R. Erukhimova North, Gerald R. North, Gerald R. Erukhimova North
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.04.2009
• EAN: 9780521899635
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89963-5
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, Meteorology & climatology, Atmospheric physics, Meteorology and climatology