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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “peter j webster”
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  • Dynamics of the Tropical Atmosphere and Oceans

    by Peter J. Webster ...
    Series series Advancing Weather and Climate Science
    This book presents a unique and comprehensive view of the fundamental dynamical and thermodynamic principles underlying the large circulations of the coupled ocean-atmosphere systemDynamics of The Tropical Atmosphere and Oceans provides a detailed description of macroscale tropical circulation systems such as the monsoon, the Hadley and Walker Circulations, El Niño, and the tropical ocean warm ... Read more

    $150.00 USD

  • Thermodynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

    by Judith A. Curry, Peter J. Webster ...
    Series Book 65 - International Geophysics
    Atmospheric and climatological studies are becoming more and more important in day-to-day living. Winds and ocean current owe their existence to the thermodynamic imbalances that arise from the differential heating of the Earth and air by the sun. Accounting for heat exchanges with the atmosphere and ocean is essential in any predictive model of the ocean and/or atmosphere. Thermodynamic feedback ... Read more

    $106.19 USD

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    The Story of Earth from the Big Bang to Humankind - Revised and Expanded Edition

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  • Atmosphere, Clouds, and Climate

    by David Randall ...
    Series series Princeton Primers in Climate
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  • Geodynamics

    by Gerald Schubert, Donald Turcotte ...
    Essential reading for any Earth scientist, this classic textbook has been providing advanced undergraduate and graduate students with the fundamentals needed to develop a quantitative understanding of the physical processes of the solid earth for over thirty years. This third edition has two completely new chapters covering numerical modelling and geophysical MATLAB® applications, and the text is ... Read more

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  • Geochemistry

    Pathways and Processes

    by Maria Uhle, Harry McSween, Steven Richardson ...
    Written expressly for undergraduate and graduate geologists, this book focuses on how geochemical principles can be used to solve practical problems. The attention to problem-solving reflects the authors'belief that showing how theory is useful in solving real-life problems is vital for learning. The book gives students a thorough grasp of the basic principles of the subject, balancing the ... Read more

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  • The Atmosphere and Ocean

    A Physical Introduction

    by Neil C. Wells ...
    Series Book 5 - Advancing Weather and Climate Science
    The Atmosphere and OceanThe Atmosphere and Ocean is a fully revised and updated student friendly physical introduction to the atmosphere and ocean. Now in its Third Edition, the book continues to provide students with an accessible description of the atmosphere and ocean with emphasis on their physical properties and interdependence. Clearly structured throughout, the book demonstrates that the ... Read more

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  • The Scientific Companion, 2nd ed.

    Exploring the Physical World with Facts, Figures, and Formulas

    by Cesare Emiliani ...
    Series series Wiley Popular Scienc
    ". . . infuses into the reader the conviction that science is exciting and can be understood by everyone." --American ScientistThis new edition of the critically acclaimed Scientific Companion offers a comprehensive introduction to the physical sciences: physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology, meteorology, biology, atmospheric science, and oceanography. Emiliani traces the evolution of the ... Read more

    $19.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Introduction to Geochemistry

    Principles and Applications

    by Kula C. Misra ...
    INTRODUCTION TO GeochemistryThis book is intended to serve as a text for an introductory course in geochemistry for undergraduate/ graduate students with at least an elementary-level background in earth sciences, chemistry, and mathematics. The text, containing 83 tables and 181 figures, covers a wide variety of topics – ranging from atomic structure to chemical and isotopic equilibria to modern ... Read more

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  • The Britannica Guide to Matter

    by Erik Gregersen ...
    Series series Physics Explained
    The study of matter is the study of all material things, as well as their ability to transform from one state to another. All matter assumes one of several basic states—solid, liquid, gas, and plasma being the most common. Under varying conditions, each state can be altered to form new substances or adopt new characteristics. This insightful book covers the various structures and elements of ... Read more

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    From Air Pollution to Climate Change

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    Edited by James R. Holton, Judith A. Curry ...
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