Atmospheric Circulation Dynamics and General Circulation Models

by Masaki Satoh
Springer-PRAXIS, 2004, 643pp, ISBN 3-540-42638-8.

table of contents:
part 1: Principle Ideas
  • chap1: Basic equations
  • chap2: Basic balances and stability
  • chap3: Approximations of equations
  • chap4: Waves
  • chap5: Instability
  • chap6: Forced motions
  • chap7: Eddy transport
  • chap8: Thermodynamics of moist air
  • chap9: Basic equations of moist air
  • chap10: Radiation process
  • chap11: Turbulence
    • part 2: Atmospheric Structures
  • chap12: Global budget
  • chap13: Latitudinal energy balance
  • chap14: Vertical structure
  • chap15: Moist convection
  • chap16: Low-latitude circulations
  • chap17: Circulations on the sphere
  • chap18: Mid-latitude circulations
  • chap19: Global mixing
    • part 3: General Circulation Modeling
  • chap20: Basic equations of the general circulation models
  • chap21: Spectral method on the sphere
  • chap22: Vertical discretization
  • chap23: Time integration
  • chap24: Standard experiments of atmospheric general circulation models
    • Appendix
  • Appendix1: Transformation of coordinates
  • Appendix2: Physical constants
  • Appendix3: Meridional structure
    • corrigendum (Sep.2005): Courtesy of Nagio Hirota and members of GCM seminar 2005 in CCSR

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    Springer Tokyo
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    corresponding address

    Dr. Masaki Satoh

    Center for Climate System Research, University of Tokyo
    5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-8568, Japan