مقدمه‌ای بر فیزیک جوی (جلد ۲۵) (ژئوفیزیک بین‌المللی، جلد ۲۵)

"This book is addressed to those who wish to understand the relationship between atmospheric phenomena and the nature of matter as expressed in the principles of physics. The interesting atmospheric phenomena are more than applications of gravitation, of thermodynamics, of hydrodynamics, or of electrodynamics; and mastery of the results of controlled experiment and of the related theory alone does not imply an understanding of atmospheric phenomena. This distinction arises because the extent and the complexity of the atmosphere permit effects and interactions that are entirely negligible in the laboratory or are deliberately excluded from it. the objective of laboratory physics is, by isolating the relevant variables, to reveal the fundamental properties of matter; whereas the objective of atmospheric physics, or of any observational science, is to understand those phenomena that are characteristic of the whole system. For these reasons the exposition of atmospheric physics requires substantial extensions of classical physics. It also requires that understanding be based on a coherent "way of seeing" the ensemble of atmospheric phenomena. Only then is understanding likely to stimulate still more general insights." -- Publisher Content: Edited by Page iii Copyright page Page iv Preface to Second Edition Pages xi-xii Preface to First Edition Pages xiii-xiv CHAPTER I Gravitational Effects Pages 1-26 CHAPTER II Properties of Atmospheric Gases Pages 27-91 CHAPTER III Properties and Behavior of Cloud Particles Pages 92-150 CHAPTER IV Atmospheric Motions Pages 151-206 CHAPTER V Solar and Terrestrial Radiation Pages 207-260 CHAPTER VI Transfer Processes Pages 261-320 CHAPTER VII Atmospheric Signal Phenomena Pages 321-398 APPENDIX I Mathematical Topics Pages 399-410 APPENDIX II Physical Topics Pages 411-415 Bibliography Pages 417-419 Index Pages 421-432 Suitable for those who wish to understand the relationship between atmospheric phenomena and the nature of matter as expressed in the principles of physics.