Section: BooksTitle: Dynamics of meteorology and climate / Richard S. ScorerAuthor: Scorer, Richard S.Publication: Chichester [etc.] : John Wiley & Sons : Praxis Publishing, cop. 1997Physical description: XXXII, 686 p. : il. ; 24 cmSeries: (Wiley-Praxis series in atmospheric physics)Notes: Bibliografía: P. 653-667Sumario: Fundamental equations -- Various phenomena of fluid flow -- Secondary vorticity -- The rotating earth -- Waves in a stratified fluid -- Lee waves, mountain waves and dispersed waves -- Wave dispersion and global effects -- Instability of vortex flows -- Turbulence and diffusion -- Partly turbulent flow -- Buoyant convection in the dry atmosphere -- Air pollution problems -- Radiation: the climatic determinant -- Clouds and fallout -- The aerodynamic environment of animal life -- Forecasting: general circulation models (GCMs) -- Prediction and proof of climatic change -- Ozone -- The climate of the past: limits to modelling -- The sudy of climate change in evolutionMateria / lugar / evento: ClimatologíaClimaMeteorologíaCambio climáticoContaminación del aireMecánica de fluidosSecondary series: Wiley-Praxis series in atmospheric physicsOther categories: 842Standard numbers: ISBN 0-471-96816-1Rights: In Copyright (InC)Referencias externas: