The global circulation of the atmosphere: [outgrowth of a three-day conference held at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California, in November 2004]

Content: Foreword by Edward N. Lorenz vii Preface xi Chapter 1: Progress and Problems in Large-Scale Atmospheric Dynamics by Isaac M. Held 1 Chapter 2: Theories of Baroclinic Adjustment and Eddy Equilibration by Pablo Zurita-Gotor and Richard S. Lindzen 22 Chapter 3: The Thermal Stratification of the Extratropical Troposphere by Tapio Schneider 47 Chapter 4: Storm Track Dynamics by Kyle L. Swanson 78 Chapter 5: Eddy-Mediated Interactions Between Low Latitudes and the Extratropics by Walter A. Robinson 104 Chapter 6: On the Relative Humidity of the Atmosphere by Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, Helene Brogniez, and Remy Roca 143 Chapter 7: Quasi-Equilibrium Dynamics of the Tropical Atmosphere by Kerry Emanuel 186 Chapter 8: Simple Models of Ensemble-Averaged Tropical Precipitation and Surface Wind, Given the Sea Surface Temperature by Adam H. Sobel 219 Chapter 9: Dynamical Constraints on Monsoon Circulations by R. Alan Plumb 252 Chapter 10: Moist Dynamics of Tropical Convection Zones in Monsoons, Teleconnections, and Global Warming by J. David Neelin 267 Chapter 11: Challenges in Numerical Modeling of Tropical Circulations by Christopher S. Bretherton 302 Chapter 12: Challenges to Our Understanding of the General Circulation: Abrupt Climate Change by Richard Seager and David S. Battisti 331 List of Contributors 373 Index 375