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