Andrews Dawid G. An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics

Second edition. — Cambridge University Press, 2010. — 249 p. — ISBN-13: 978-0-511-72966-9This textbook provides a quantitative introduction to the Earth’s atmosphere for intermediate-advanced undergraduate and graduate students. It now includes a new chapter on the physics of climate change which builds upon material introduced in earlier chapters, giving the student a broad understanding of some of the physical concepts underlying this most important and topical subject. In contrast to many other books on atmospheric science, the emphasis is on the underlying physics.
Information on this title: www.cambridge.orgPreface to the Second EditionAtmospheric thermodynamics
Atmospheric radiation
Basic fluid dynamics
Further atmospheric fluid dynamics
Stratospheric chemistry
Atmospheric remote sounding
Climate change
Atmospheric modelling
Appendix A Useful physical constants
Appendix B Derivation of the equations of motion in s pherical coordinates