Wells, Neil

The atmosphere and ocean : a physical introduction / Neil Wells - 2nd ed. - Islamabad : National Book Foundation, - ix, 394 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [366]-379) and index.

The Earth Within the Solar System;
Composition and Physical Properties of the Ocean and Atmosphere;
Radiation, Temperature and Stability;
Water in the Atmosphere;
Global Budgets of Heat, Water and Salt;
Observations of Winds and Currents;
The Influence of the Earth's Rotation on Fluid Motion;
Waves and Tides;
Energy Transfer in the Ocean--Atmosphere System;
Climate Variability and Predictability;
Glossary;
General Reading;
Further Reading and References;
Figure Sources;
Appendices;
Index



Atmospheric physics.
Oceanography.

551.5 / W4531