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Übersicht

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Verlag	:	Wiley-VCH
Buchreihe	:	Wiley Series in Atmospheric Physics and Remote Sensing
Sprache	:	Englisch
Erschienen	:	27. 09. 2017
Seiten	:	392
Einband	:	Gebunden
Höhe	:	244 mm
Breite	:	170 mm
Gewicht	:	900 g
Dicke	:	24 mm
ISBN	:	9783527411320
Sprache	:	Englisch

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Autorinformation

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Gerald R. North is University Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Emeritus at Texas A&M University, having obtained his BS degree in physics from the University of Tennessee, PhD (1966) in theoretical physics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Among other positions he served eight years as research scientist at Goddard Space Flight Center before joining Texas A&M in 1986, where he served as department head 1995-2003. He is a fellow of AAAS, AGU, AMS, and recipient of several awards including the Jule G. Charney Award of the American Meteorology Society. He has served as Editor in Chief of the Reviews of Geophysics and Editor in Chief of the Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Sciences, 2nd Edition. He has coauthored books on Paleoclimatology and Atmospheric Thermodynamics. Kwang-Yul Kim is a professor in climatology and physical oceanography at Seoul National University. Upon graduation from Texas A&M with his Ph.D. degree in physical oceanography he was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. He authored two books: Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics and Cyclostationary EOF Analysis. He programmed several new energy balance models.

Produktinformation

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Written by renowned experts in the field, this first book to focus exclusively on energy balance climate models provides a concise overview of the topic. It covers all major aspects, from the simplest zero-dimensional models, proceeding to horizontally and vertically resolved models.The text begins with global average models, which are explored in terms of their elementary forms yielding the global average temperature, right up to the incorporation of feedback mechanisms and some analytical properties of interest. The effect of stochastic forcing is then used to introduce natural variability in the models before turning to the concept of stability theory. Other one dimensional or zonally averaged models are subsequently presented, along with various applications, including chapters on paleoclimatology, the inception of continental glaciations, detection of signals in the climate system, and optimal estimation of large scale quantities from point scale data. Throughout the book, the authors work on two mathematical levels: qualitative physical expositions of the subject material plus optional mathematical sections that include derivations and treatments of the equations along with some proofs of stability theorems.A must-have introduction for policy makers, environmental agencies, and NGOs, as well as climatologists, molecular physicists, and meteorologists. Eine prägnante Einführung in alle wichtigen Aspekte von Energiegleichgewichtsmodellen, von ganz einfachen Modellen (Nulldimension) bis hin zu horizontalen und vertikalen Modellen.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Preface CLIMATE AND CLIMATE MODELSDefining ClimateElementary Climate System AnatomyRadiation and ClimateHiercharchy of Climate ModelsGreenhouse Effect and Modern Climate ChangeReading this BookCautionary Note and DisclaimerNotes on Further Reading GLOBAL AVERAGE MODELSTemperature and Heat BalanceTime DependenceSpectral AnalysisNonlinear Global ModelSummary RADIATION AND VERTICAL STRUCTURERadiance and Radiation Flux DensityEquation of TransferGray AtmospherePlane Parallel AtmosphereRadiative EquilibriumSimplified Model for Water Vapor AbsorberCooling RatesSolutions for Uniform-Slab AbsorbersVertical Heat ConductionConvective Adjustment ModelsLessons from Simple Radiation ModelsCriticism of the Gray SpectrumAerosol Particles GREENHOUSE EFFECT AND CLIMATE FEEDBACKSGreenhouse Effect without FeedbacksInfrared Spectra of Outgoing RadiationSummary of Assumptions and SimplificationsLog Dependence of the CO2 ForcingRunaway Greenhouse EffectClimate Feedbacks and Climate SensitivityWater Vapor FeedbackIce Feedback for the Global ModelProbability Density of Climate SensitivityMiddle Atmosphere Temperature ProfileConclusionNotes for Further Reading LATITUDE DEPENDENCESpherical CoordinatesIncoming Solar RadiationExtreme Heat Transport CasesHeat Transport Across Latitude CirclesDiffusive Heat TransportDeriving the Legendre PolynomialsSolution of the Linear Model with Constant CoefficientsThe Two-Mode ApproximationPoleward Transport of HeatBudyko's Transport ModelRing Heat SourceAdvanced Topic: Formal Solution for More General TransportsIce Feedback in the 2-Mode ModelPolar Amplification through Icecap FeedbackChapter Summary TIME DEPENDENCE IN THE 1-D MODELDifferential Equation for Time DependenceDecay of AnomaliesSeasonal Cycle on a Homogeneous PlanetSpread of Diffused HeatRandom Winds and DiffusionNumerical MethodsSpectral MethodsChapter SummaryAppendix: Solar Heating Distribution NONLINEAR PHENOMENA IN EBMSFormulation of the Nonlinear Feedback ModelStürm-Liouville ModesLinear Stability AnalysisFinite Perturbation Analysis and Potential FunctionSmall Ice Cap InstabilitySnow Caps and the Seasonal CycleMengel's Land Cap ModelChapter Summary TWO HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS AND SEASONALITYBeach Ball Seasonal CycleEigenfunctions in the Bounded PlaneEigenfunctions on the SphereSpherical HarmonicsSolutions of the EBM with Constant CoefficientsIntroducing GeographyGlobal Sinusoidal ForcingTwo Dimensional Linear Seasonal ModelPresent Seasonal Cycle ComparisonChapter Summary PERTURBATION BY NOISETime-Independent Case for Uniform PlanetTime-Dependent Noise Forcing for Uniform PlanetGreen's Function on the Sphere: f=0Apportionment of Variance at a PointStochastic Model with Realistic GeographyThermal Decay Modes with Geography TIME-DEPENDENT RESPONSE AND THE OCEANSingle-Slab OceanPenetration of a Periodic Heating at the SurfaceTwo-Slab OceanBox-Diffusion Ocean ModelSteady State of Upwelling-Diffusion OceanUpwelling Diffusion with (and without) GeographyInfluence of Initial ConditionsResponse to Periodic Forcing with Upwelling Diffusion OceanSummary and Conclusions APPLICATIONS OF EBSM: OPTIMAL ESTIMATIONIntroductionIndependet EstimatorsEstimating Global Average TemperatureDeterministic Signals in the Climate System APPLICATIONS OF EBMS: PALEOCLIMATEPaleoclimatologyPrecambrian EarthGlaciations in the PermianGlacial Inception on AntarcticaClacial Inception on GreenlandPleistocene Glaciations and Milankovic 

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