Mak, Mankin 1939- creator text enk Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011 monographic eng

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xiv, 486 p., [4] p. of col. plates : ill ; 25 cm. 1. Fundamental concepts and physical laws -- 2. Basic approximations and elementary flows -- 3. Vorticity and potential vorticity dynamics -- 4. Friction and boundary layers -- 5. Fundamentals of wave dynamics -- 6. Quasi-geostrophic theory and two-layer model -- 7. Dynamic adjustment -- 8. Instability theories -- 9. Stationary planetary wave dynamics -- 10. Wave-mean flow interaction -- 11. Equilibration dynamics of baroclinic waves -- 12. Nongeostrophic dynamics -- Appendix A. Mathematical tools -- Appendix B. A brief survey of related books specialized Mankin Mak Includes bibliographical references and index Atmospheric physics Textbooks Meteorology Textbooks 9780521195737 (hardback) 052119573X (hardback) UMP 131011 20251125095756.0 vtls000075324