Atmospheric Circulation Dynamics and General Circulation Models [2 ed.] 978-3-642-13573-6, 978-3-642-13574-3

General circulation models (GCMs), which define the fundamental dynamics of atmospheric circulation, are nowadays used i

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Table of contents :
Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-3
Basic equations....Pages 4-31
Basic balances and stability....Pages 32-54
Approximations of equations....Pages 55-79
Waves....Pages 80-132
Instability....Pages 133-184
Forced motions....Pages 185-206
Eddy transport....Pages 207-235
Thermodynamics of moist air....Pages 236-261
Basic equations of moist air....Pages 262-275
Radiation process....Pages 276-292
Turbulence....Pages 293-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-325
Global energy budget....Pages 326-352
Latitudinal energy balance....Pages 353-369
Vertical structure....Pages 370-394
Moist convection....Pages 395-419
Low-latitude circulations....Pages 420-440
Circulations on a sphere....Pages 441-473
Midlatitude circulations....Pages 474-504
Global mixing....Pages 505-515
Front Matter....Pages 516-518
Basic equations of hydrostatic general circulation models....Pages 519-530
Front Matter....Pages 516-518
Spectral method on a sphere....Pages 531-571
Vertical discretization of hydrostatic models....Pages 572-591
Time integration methods of the spectral model....Pages 592-607
Nonhydrostatic modeling....Pages 608-635
Icosahedral grids....Pages 636-660
Global nonhydrostatic models....Pages 661-688
Standard experiments of atmospheric general circulation models....Pages 689-702
Back Matter....Pages 703-730

Atmospheric Circulation Dynamics and General Circulation Models [2 ed.]
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