{"product_id":"the-atmospheric-general-circulation-hardback-9781108474245","title":"The Atmospheric General Circulation (Hardback) 9781108474245","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Atmospheric General Circulation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn engaging, comprehensive, richly illustrated textbook about the atmospheric general circulation, relating theory to observations.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn M. Wallace (Author), David S. Battisti (Author), David W. J. Thompson (Author), Dennis L. Hartmann (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108474245, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 April 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e456 pages\u003cbr\u003e28.6 x 22 x 2.4 cm, 1.38 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This comprehensive study of the atmospheric general circulation, from the tropics to the pole, the troposphere to the stratosphere, strikes the right balance between observation, physical intuition, and theory. The authors have succeeded in producing an excellent textbook that is up-to-date, flexibly organized, and useful for multiple different classes – undoubtedly the go-to resource for experts and students alike.' Tiffany Shaw, University of Chicago\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAn engaging, comprehensive, richly illustrated textbook about the atmospheric general circulation, written by leading researchers in the field. The book elucidates the pervasive role of atmospheric dynamics in the Earth System, interprets the structure and evolution of atmospheric motions across a range of space and time scales in terms of fundamental theoretical principles, and includes relevant historical background and tutorials on research methodology. The book includes over 300 exercises and is accompanied by extensive online resources, including solutions manuals, an animations library, and an introduction to online visualization and analysis tools. This textbook is suitable as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate level courses in atmospheric sciences and geosciences curricula and as a reference textbook for researchers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Background: 1. Observations and Models\u003cbr\u003e 2. Heuristic models of the general circulation\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Balance Requirements for the General Circulation\u003cbr\u003e 3. The angular momentum balance\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mass balance of atmospheric trace constituents\u003cbr\u003e 5. The balance of total energy\u003cbr\u003e 6. The mechanical energy cycle\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Dynamics of the Zonal Mean Flow: 7. Dynamics of the zonal mean flow\u003cbr\u003e 8. Wave-mean-flow interaction\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Stratospheric General Circulation\u003cbr\u003e 9. The global circulation of the stratosphere\u003cbr\u003e 10. Wave-mean flow interaction in the tropical stratosphere\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The Zonally Varying Extratropical Tropospheric Circulation\u003cbr\u003e 11. The boreal winter zonally-varying climatology\u003cbr\u003e 12. The high frequency extratropical transients\u003cbr\u003e 13. Low-frequency extratropical transients\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. The Tropical General Circulation\u003cbr\u003e 14. The annual mean circulation of the tropics\u003cbr\u003e 15. Deep convection\u003cbr\u003e 16. The seasons in the tropics\u003cbr\u003e 17. El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)\u003cbr\u003e 18. Intraseasonal variability of the tropical general circulation\u003cbr\u003e 19. Higher frequency tropical weather systems\u003cbr\u003e 20. Warm core tropical vortices\u003cbr\u003e 21. Diurnal and higher frequency variability of the global circulation\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Space and time averaging operations\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. The zonal momentum balance\u003cbr\u003e Appendix C. Methods of identifying teleconnection patterns\u003cbr\u003e Appendix D. Scaling and application of the Weak Temperature Gradient Approximation\u003cbr\u003e Appendix E. Math symbols and abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Appendix F. Extended figure captions\u003cbr\u003e Appendix G. 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