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An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology is a top-selling meteorological textbook that for decades has introduced readers to the study of atmospheric behavior and dynamics impacted by weather and climate. New and revised content in this edition arms you with the most up-to-date and relevant science available in a book. With an emphasis on the theory of synoptic scale motions. It includes discussions of mesoscale circulations such as fronts, mountain waves, and hurricanes.
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Preface
1. Introduction 2. Basic Conservation Laws 3. Elementary Applications of the Basic Equations 4. Circulation, Vorticity, and potential Vorticity 5. Atmospheric Oscillations 6. Quasi-geostrophic Analysis 7. Baroclinic Development 8. The Planetary Boundary Layer 9. Mesoscale Circulations 10. The General Circulation 11. Tropical Dynamics 12. Middle Atmosphere Dynamics 13. Numerical Modeling and Prediction
Appendices Bibliography Index
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AUTHORS
James R. Holton
Gregory J. Hakim
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