Atmospheric Circulation Dynamics and General Circulation Models

Part I. Principle Ideas

1. Basic equations
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2. Basic balances and stability
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3. Approximations of equations
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4. Waves
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5. Instability
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6. Forced motions
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7. Eddy transport
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8. Thermodynamics of moist air
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9. Basic equations of moist air
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10. Radiation process
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11. Turbulence
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Part II. Atmospheric Structures

12. Global energy budget
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13. Latitudinal energy balance
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14. Vertical structure
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15. Moist convection
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16. Low-latitude circulations
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17. Circulations on a sphere
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18. Midlatitude circulations
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19. Global mixing
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Part III. General Circulation Modeling

20. Basic equations of hydrostatic general circulation models
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21. Spectral method on a sphere
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22. Vertical discretization of hydrostatic models
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23. Time integration methods of the spectral model
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24. Nonhydrostatic modeling
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25. Icosahedral grids
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26. Global nonhydrostatic models
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27. Standard experiments of atmospheric general circulation models
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