Atmospheric Convection by Kerry A. Emanuel (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Atmospheric Convection by Kerry A. Emanuel Atmospheric Convection is a scientifically rigorous description of the multitude of convective circulations in the Earths atmosphere, ranging from small-scale convectively driven turbulence in the boundary layer to non-precipitating "trade wind" cumuli to precipitating convective systems covering many tens of thousands of square kilometres. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This graduate-level meteorology text and reference provides a scientifically rigorous description of the many types of convective circulations in the Earths atmosphere. These range from small-scale, convectively driven turbulences in the boundary layer to precipitating systems covering many thousands of square kilometers. The text introduces the principal techniques used in understanding and predicting convective motion: theory, field experiment, and numericalmodelling. Part I explores dry convection, including turbulent plumes and thermals from isolated buoyancy sources, Raleigh-Benard convection, and turbulent convection in the planetary boundary layer.Emphasis is placed on applying theoretical understanding and lessons from experiments. Part II offers a complete treatment of the thermodynamics of moist and cloudy air, including fundamental laws, conserved quantities, graphical techniques, and stability. Part III explores the characteristics of individual convective clouds, thunderstorms, squall lines, mesoscale convective systems, and slantwise convection. Part IV studies the ensemble effects of convective clouds, including stratocumulusat trade cumulus boundary layers and the representation of convective clouds in numerical models. Each chapter is followed by a set of exercises. Author Biography Kerry A. Emanuel, Ph. D., is Professor, and Director of the Center for Meteorology and Physical Oceanography at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Table of Contents PART I: Dry Convection1: General Principles2: Convection from Local Sources3: Global Convection: The Rayleigh-Benard Problem and Dry Convective Boundary LayersPART II: Moist Thermodynamics and Stability4: Moist Thermodynamic Processes5: Graphical Techniques6: StabilityPART III: Local Properties of Moist Convection7: Observed Characteristics of Nonprecipitating Cumuli8: Theory of Mixing in Cumulus Clouds9: Observed Characteristics of Precipitating Convection10: Numerical Modeling of Convective Clouds11: Dynamics of Precipitating Convection12: Slantwise ConvectionPART IV: Global Moist Convection13: Stratocumulus and Trade-Cumulus Boundary Layers14: Deep Convective Regimes15: Interaction of Convection with Large-scale Flows16: Cumulus Representations in Numerical Models Review "[A]n excellent monograph by a leading atmospheric scientist...will be consulted by everyone interested in the complexities of dynamical meteorology and in the improvement of practical methods of climate and weather prediction."--Physics Today"Exceptionally interesting....Stimulating....Moist convection is not easy to characterize by models that can be analyzed analytically and yet illuminate essential physical mechanisms. The strength of this book is to blaze an intellectual trail through the field by collecting such models and presenting them and their assumptions completely and clearly enough that readers can derive and understand for themselves all essential equations and results....A majorcontribution that belongs on the bookshelf of any scholar of the subject. Its orientation toward conceptual models also makes it particularly useful for and accessible to researchers in areas such asclimate dynamics....Makes a nice (and affordable) textbook on atmospheric convection for mathematically inclined advanced graduate students and it includes exercises of all levels of difficulty." --Christopher S. Bretherton, University of Seattle, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society"The author...has written an excellent graduate level teaching text....If the reviewer had not inherited the book by way of reviewing, he would have gone out and bought it anyway for its contained value in shaping and forming ones avenue of approach to the subject - praise enough, indeed!--Physics in Canada"Each chapter concludes with exercises for students and the author gives as well the e-mail address from which codes useful for solving some of them are available. The clear layout of the text and the favorable selection of the illustrations should also be emphasized...Useful not only for students but for professionals as well. A valuable contribution to the library of meteorological textbooks and monographs."--Krzysztof Haman, Institute of Geophysics Long Description This graduate-level meteorology text and reference provides a scientifically rigorous description of the many types of convective circulations in the Earths atmosphere. These range from small-scale, convectively driven turbulences in the boundary layer to precipitating systems covering many thousands of square kilometers. The text introduces the principal techniques used in understanding and predicting convective motion: theory, field experiment, and numericalmodelling. Part I explores dry convection, including turbulent plumes and thermals from isolated buoyancy sources, Raleigh-Benard convection, and turbulent convection in the planetary boundary layer. Emphasis is placed on applying theoretical understanding and lessons from experiments. Part IIoffers a complete treatment of the thermodynamics of moist and cloudy air, including fundamental laws, conserved quantities, graphical techniques, and stability. Part III explores the characteristics of individual convective clouds, thunderstorms, squall lines, mesoscale convective systems, and slantwise convection. Part IV studies the ensemble effects of convective clouds, including stratocumulus at trade cumulus boundary layers and the representation of convective clouds in numericalmodels. Each chapter is followed by a set of exercises. Review Text "[A]n excellent monograph by a leading atmospheric scientist...will be consulted by everyone interested in the complexities of dynamical meteorology and in the improvement of practical methods of climate and weather prediction."--Physics Today"Exceptionally interesting....Stimulating....Moist convection is not easy to characterize by models that can be analyzed analytically and yet illuminate essential physical mechanisms. The strength of this book is to blaze an intellectual trail through the field by collecting such models and presenting them and their assumptions completely and clearly enough that readers can derive and understand for themselves all essential equations and results....A majorcontribution that belongs on the bookshelf of any scholar of the subject. Its orientation toward conceptual models also makes it particularly useful for and accessible to researchers in areas such as climate dynamics....Makes a nice (and affordable) textbook on atmospheric convection for mathematicallyinclined advanced graduate students and it includes exercises of all levels of difficulty." --Christopher S. Bretherton, University of Seattle, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society"The author...has written an excellent graduate level teaching text....If the reviewer had not inherited the book by way of reviewing, he would have gone out and bought it anyway for its contained value in shaping and forming ones avenue of approach to the subject - praise enough, indeed!--Physics in Canada"Each chapter concludes with exercises for students and the author gives as well the e-mail address from which codes useful for solving some of them are available. The clear layout of the text and the favorable selection of the illustrations should also be emphasized...Useful not only for students but for professionals as well. A valuable contribution to the library of meteorological textbooks and monographs."--Krzysztof Haman, Institute of Geophysics Review Quote "The author...has written an excellent graduate level teaching text....Ifthe reviewer had not inherited the book by way of reviewing, he would have goneout and bought it anyway for its contained value in shaping and forming onesavenue of approach to the subject - praise enough, indeed!--Physics inCanada Feature First comprehensive, rigorous treatment of the physics of atmospheric convectionIncludes exercises designed to test understanding of phenomena as well as techniques used in exploiting themSoftware available from the author Details ISBN0195066308 Author Kerry A. Emanuel Short Title ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION Language English ISBN-10 0195066308 ISBN-13 9780195066302 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1994 Birth 1955 Position Director, Center of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation Director, Center of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology DOI 10.1604/9780195066302 UK Release Date 1994-05-05 AU Release Date 1994-05-05 NZ Release Date 1994-05-05 US Release Date 1994-05-05 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Publication Date 1994-05-05 DEWEY 551.55 Illustrations numerous halftones, line figures, tables Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 592 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:53303967;

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