Satoh (2013)

Atmospheric Circulation Dynamics and General Circulation Models, 2nd edition

by Masaki Satoh
published 2013
Springer-PRAXIS, 757pp, ISBN 978-3-642-13573-6,
doi:10.1007/978-3-642-13574-3.

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 hydrostatic general circulation models
• chap21: Spectral method on a sphere
• chap22: Vertical discretization of hydrostatic models
• chap23: Time integration methods of the spectral model
• chap24: Nonhydrostatic modeling
• chap25: Icosahedral grids
• chap26: Global nonhydrostatic models
• chap27: Standard experiments of atmospheric general circulation models

Appendix

• Appendix1: Transformation of coordinates
• Appendix2: Physical constants
• Appendix3: Meridional structure

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• Corrections
• Satoh (2004), Atmospheric Circulation Dynamics and General Circulation Models, 1st edition
• Springer Japan
• Springer International
• PRAXIS