The Earth’s Atmosphere

Part I. Physics of the Earth’s Atmosphere

1. The Sun and the Earth – The Solar System and the Earth’s Gravitation
Kshudiram Saha

2. The Earth’s Atmosphere – Its Origin, Composition and Properties
Kshudiram Saha

3. Heat and Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere
Kshudiram Saha

4. Water Vapour in the Atmosphere: Thermodynamics of Moist Air
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5. Physics of Cloud and Precipitation
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6. Physics of Radiation – Fundamental Laws
Kshudiram Saha

7. The Sun and its Radiation
Kshudiram Saha

8. The Incoming Solar Radiation – Interaction with the Earth’s Atmosphere and Surface
Kshudiram Saha

9. Heat Balance of the Earth’s Surface – Upward and Downward Transfer of Heat
Kshudiram Saha

10. Heat Balance of the Earth-Atmosphere System – Heat Sources and Sinks
Kshudiram Saha

Part II. Dynamics of the Earth’s Atmosphere – The General Circulation

11. Winds on a Rotating Earth – The Dynamical Equations and the Conservation Laws
Kshudiram Saha

12. Simplified Equations of Motion – Quasi-Balanced Winds
Kshudiram Saha

13. Circulation, Vorticity and Divergence
Kshudiram Saha

14. The Boundary Layers of the Atmosphere and the Ocean
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15. Waves and Oscillations in the Atmosphere and the Ocean
Kshudiram Saha

16. Equatorial Waves and Oscillations
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17. Dynamical Models and Numerical Weather Prediction (N.W.P.)
Kshudiram Saha

18. Dynamical Instability of Atmospheric Flows – Energetics and Energy Conversions
Kshudiram Saha

19. The General Circulation of the Atmosphere
Kshudiram Saha

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Keywords: SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General SCI019000