1. The Earth-atmosphere system; 2. Thermodynamics of gases; 3. The second law and its implications; 4. Heterogeneous systems; 5. Transformations of moist air; 6. Hydrostatic equilibrium; 7. Static stability; 8. Radiative transfer; 9. Aerosol and cloud; 10. Atmospheric motion; 11. Atmospheric equations of motion; 12. Large-scale motion; 13. The planetary boundary layer; 14. Atmospheric waves; 15. The general circulation; 16. Dynamic stability; 17. Influence of the ocean; 18. Interaction with the stratosphere.
Murry Salby's textbook provides an integrated treatment of processes controlling the Earth-atmosphere system for students and researchers.
Murry Salby holds the Chair of Climate Science at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. He was previously a Professor at the University of Colorado, where he served as Director of the Center for Atmospheric Theory and Analysis. Before that he was a researcher at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research and at Princeton University. Professor Salby has authored more than 100 scientific articles in major international journals, as well as the textbook Fundamentals of Atmospheric Physics (1996). His research focuses on changes of the atmospheric circulation in relation to global structure, energetics and climate. Involving large-scale computer simulation and satellite data, Salby's research has provided insight into a wide range of phenomena in the Earth-atmosphere system.
'The first edition is a classic. As a textbook it is unequalled in
breadth, depth and lucidity. It is the single volume that I
recommend to every one of my students in atmospheric science. The
new edition improves over the previous edition, if that is possible
at all, in three aspects: beautiful illustrations of global
processes … from newly available satellite data, new topics of
current interest … and a new chapter on the influence of the ocean
on the atmosphere. These changes make the book more useful as a
starting point for studying climate change.' Professor Yuk Yung,
California Institute of Technology
'… an informative and insightful tour through the contemporary
issues in the atmospheric sciences as they relate to climate … a
valuable resource for educators and researchers alike, serving both
as a textbook for the graduate or advanced undergraduate student
with a physics or mathematics background and as an excellent
reference and refresher for practitioners … a welcome addition to
the field.' Professor Darin W. Toohey, University of Colorado,
Boulder
'… an essential reference for researchers and graduate and advanced
undergraduate students who wish to have a rigorous source for a
wide range of fundamental atmospheric science topics. Atmospheric
and climate scientists will find this book to be an essential one
for their libraries.' Associate Professor Hampton N. Shirer,
Pennsylvania State University
'I recommend [this book] as a foundation for anyone who wants to do
research on the important open questions about aerosols, radiation,
biogeochemistry, and ocean-atmosphere coupling.' Professor Jim
McWilliams, University of California, Los Angeles
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