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Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 190.

The Stratosphere: Dynamics, Transport, and Chemistry is the first volume in 20 years that offers a comprehensive review of the Earth''s stratosphere, increasingly recognized as an important component of the climate system. The volume addresses key advances in our understanding of the stratospheric circulation and transport and summarizes the last two decades of research to provide a concise yet comprehensive overview of the state of the field.
This monograph reviews many important aspects of the dynamics, transport, and chemistry of the stratosphere by some of the world''s leading experts, including up-to-date discussions of
  • Dynamics of stratospheric polar vortices
  • Chemistry and dynamics of the ozone hole
  • Role of solar variability in the stratosphere
  • Effect of gravity waves in the stratosphere
  • Importance of atmospheric

    Table of Contents

    Foreword: R. Alan Plumb—A Brief Biographical Sketch and Personal Tribute
    Adam H. Sobel vii

    Preface
    Lorenzo M. Polvani, Adam H. Sobel, and Darryn W. Waugh xiii

    Introduction
    Darryn W. Waugh and Lorenzo M. Polvani 1

    Middle Atmosphere Research Before Alan Plumb
    Marvin A. Geller 5

    Planetary Waves and the Extratropical Winter Stratosphere
    R. Alan Plumb 23

    Stratospheric Polar Vortices
    Darryn W. Waugh and Lorenzo M. Polvani 43

    Annular Modes of the Troposphere and Stratosphere
    Paul J. Kushner 59

    Stratospheric Equatorial Dynamics
    Lesley J. Gray 93

    Gravity Waves in the Stratosphere
    M. Joan Alexander 109

    Variability and Trends in Stratospheric Temperature and Water Vapor
    William J. Randel 123

    Trace Gas Transport in the Stratosphere: Diagnostic Tools and Techniques
    Mark R. Schoeberl and Anne R. Douglass 137

    Chemistry and Dynamics of the Antarctic Ozone Hole
    Paul A. Newman 157

    Solar Variability and the Stratosphere
    Joanna D. Haigh 173

    AGU Category Index 189

    Index 191

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 01/01/2010
      ISBN13: 9780875904795, 978-0875904795
      ISBN10: 0875904793
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 190.

      The Stratosphere: Dynamics, Transport, and Chemistry       is the first volume in 20 years that offers a comprehensive review of the Earth''s stratosphere, increasingly recognized as an important component of the climate system. The volume addresses key advances in our understanding of the stratospheric circulation and transport and summarizes the last two decades of research to provide a concise yet comprehensive overview of the state of the field.
      This monograph reviews many important aspects of the dynamics, transport, and chemistry of the stratosphere by some of the world''s leading experts, including up-to-date discussions of
      • Dynamics of stratospheric polar vortices
      • Chemistry and dynamics of the ozone hole
      • Role of solar variability in the stratosphere
      • Effect of gravity waves in the stratosphere
      • Importance of atmospheric

        Table of Contents

        Foreword: R. Alan Plumb—A Brief Biographical Sketch and Personal Tribute
        Adam H. Sobel vii

        Preface
        Lorenzo M. Polvani, Adam H. Sobel, and Darryn W. Waugh xiii

        Introduction
        Darryn W. Waugh and Lorenzo M. Polvani 1

        Middle Atmosphere Research Before Alan Plumb
        Marvin A. Geller 5

        Planetary Waves and the Extratropical Winter Stratosphere
        R. Alan Plumb 23

        Stratospheric Polar Vortices
        Darryn W. Waugh and Lorenzo M. Polvani 43

        Annular Modes of the Troposphere and Stratosphere
        Paul J. Kushner 59

        Stratospheric Equatorial Dynamics
        Lesley J. Gray 93

        Gravity Waves in the Stratosphere
        M. Joan Alexander 109

        Variability and Trends in Stratospheric Temperature and Water Vapor
        William J. Randel 123

        Trace Gas Transport in the Stratosphere: Diagnostic Tools and Techniques
        Mark R. Schoeberl and Anne R. Douglass 137

        Chemistry and Dynamics of the Antarctic Ozone Hole
        Paul A. Newman 157

        Solar Variability and the Stratosphere
        Joanna D. Haigh 173

        AGU Category Index 189

        Index 191

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