Author(s): Tapio Schneider; Adam H. Sobel
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 385
City: Princeton, N.J.
Tags: Atmospheric circulation;Circulation atmosphérique;Atmosfären
Progress and problems in large-scale atmospheric dynamics / Issac M. Held --
Theories of baroclinic adjustment and eddy equilibration / Pablo Zurita-Gotor and Richard S. Lindzen --
The thermal stratification of the extratropical troposphere / Tapio Schneider --
Storm track dynamics / Kyle L. Swanson --
Eddy-mediated interactions between low latitudes and the extratropics / Walter A. Robinson --
On the relative humidity of the atmosphere / Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, Hélène Brogniez, and Rémy Roca --
Quasi-equilibrium dynamics of the tropical atmosphere / Kerry Emanuel --
Simple models of ensemble-averaged tropical precipitation and surface wind, given the sea surface temperature / Adam H. Sobel --
Dynamical constraints on monsoon circulations / R. Alan Plumb --
Moist dynamics of tropical convection zones in monsoons, teleconnections, and global warming / J. David Neelin --
Challenges in numerical modeling of tropical circulations / Christopher S. Bretherton --
Challenges to our understanding of the general circulation: abrupt climate change / Richard Seager and David S. Battisti.