{"product_id":"midlatitude-atmospheric-dynamics-9780470864654","title":"MidLatitude Atmospheric Dynamics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis exciting text provides a mathematically rigorous yet accessible textbook that is primarily aimed at atmospheric science majors. Its accessibility is due to the texts emphasis on conceptual understanding.   The first five chapters constitute a companion text to introductory courses covering the dynamics of the mid-latitude atmosphere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A student-friendly yet rigorous textbook that accomplishes what no other textbook has done before … I highly recommend this textbook.\" (\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the American Meteorological Society\u003c\/i\u003e)  \u003cp\u003e\"... I have personally used Mid-Latitude Atmospheric Dynamics … and found it to be a welcome addition to my reading lists.\" (\u003ci\u003eArea\u003c\/i\u003e, 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Introduction and Review of Mathematical Tools.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Fluids and the nature of fluid dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Review of useful mathematical tools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1 Elements of vector calculus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2 The Taylor series expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.3 Centred difference approximations to derivatives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.4 Temporal changes of a continuous variable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Estimating with scale analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Basic kinematics of fluids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.1 Pure vorticity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.2 Pure divergence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.3 Pure stretching deformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.4 Pure shearing deformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Mensuration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected references.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Fundamental and Apparent Forces.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 The fundamental forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1 The pressure gradient force.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2 The gravitational force.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.3 The frictional force.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Apparent forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1 The centrifugal force.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2 The Coriolis force.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected references.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Mass, Momentum, and Energy: The Fundamental Quantities of the Physical World.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Mass in the Atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1 The hypsometric equation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Conservation of momentum: The equations of motion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1 The equations of motion in spherical coordinates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2 Conservation of mass.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Conservation of energy: The energy equation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected references.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Applications of the Equations of Motion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Pressure as a vertical coordinate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Potential temperature as a vertical coordinate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 The thermal wind balance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Natural coordinates and balanced flows.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1 Geostrophic flow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2 Inertial flow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.3 Cyclostrophic flow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.4 Gradient flow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 The relationship between trajectories and streamlines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected references.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Circulation, Vorticity, and Divergence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 The Circulation theorem and its physical interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Vorticity and potential vorticity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 The relationship between vorticity and divergence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 The quasi-geostrophic system of equations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected references.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Diagnosis of Mid-Latitude Synoptic-Scale Vertical Motions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 The nature of the ageostrophic wind: Isolating the acceleration vector.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.1 Sutcliffe’s expression for net ageostrophic divergence in a column.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.2 Another perspective on the ageostrophic wind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 The Sutcliffe development theorem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 The quasi-geostrophic omega equation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 The \u003ci\u003eQ\u003c\/i\u003e_-vector.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.1 The geostrophic pradox and its resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.2 A natural coordinate version of the _\u003ci\u003eQ\u003c\/i\u003e-vector.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.3 The along- and across-isentrope components of _\u003ci\u003eQ.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected references.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. The Vertical Circulation at Fronts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 The structural and dynamical characteristics of mid-latitude fronts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Frontogenesis and vertical motions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 The semi-geostrophic equations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Upper-level frontogenesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Precipitation processes at fronts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected references.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Dynamical Aspects of the Life Cycle of the Mid-Latitude Cyclone.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction: The polar front theory of cyclones.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Basic structural and energetic characteristics of the cyclone.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 The cyclogenesis stage: The QG tendency equation perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 The cyclogenesis stage: The QG omega equation perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 The cyclogenetic influence of diabatic processes: Explosive cyclogenesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 The post-mature stage: Characteristic thermal structure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 The post-mature stage: The QG dynamics of the occluded quadrant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 The Decay Stage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected references.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Potential Vorticity and Applications to Mid-Latitude Weather Systems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Potential vorticity and isentropic divergence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Characteristics of a positive PV anomaly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Cyclogenesis from the PV perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 The influence of diabatic heating on PV.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Additional applications of the PV perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.1 Piecewise PV inversion and some applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.2 A PV perspective on occlusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.3 A PV perspective on leeside cyclogenesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.4 The effects of PV superposition and attenuation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected references.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix A: Virtual Temperature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402446283095,"sku":"9780470864654","price":52.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470864654.jpg?v=1730480423","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/midlatitude-atmospheric-dynamics-9780470864654","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}