Atmospheric physics

This volume outlines the fundamentals and applications of light scattering, absorption and polarization processes involving ice crystals.

This textbook combines rigorous mathematical analysis with combustion science to address standard problems in reactive fluid mechanics.

This textbook combines rigorous mathematical analysis with combustion science to address standard problems in reactive fluid mechanics.

This book outlines the computational fluid dynamics evolution and gives an overview of the methods available to the engineer.

This book outlines the computational fluid dynamics evolution and gives an overview of the methods available to the engineer.

Presents the fundamentals of gas dynamics for graduate students and researchers in the subject.

Presents the fundamentals of gas dynamics for graduate students and researchers in the subject.

This book provides a fundamental understanding of clouds, from microphysics to climate, with supplementary problem sets and questions.

This book provides a fundamental understanding of clouds, from microphysics to climate, with supplementary problem sets and questions.

Presents the current state of the art in lightning science, for advanced undergraduate and graduate students on a single-semester course.

Presents the current state of the art in lightning science, for advanced undergraduate and graduate students on a single-semester course.

Reviews our current understanding of the subject.

Reviews our current understanding of the subject.

The only solutions manual providing students with comprehensive cross-referenced solutions to Bernard Schutz''s A First Course in General Relativity.

The only solutions manual providing students with comprehensive cross-referenced solutions to Bernard Schutz''s A First Course in General Relativity.

A compact yet comprehensive self-study guide that explores the power of mathematics to help us understand complex atmospheric phenomena.

A compact yet comprehensive self-study guide that explores the power of mathematics to help us understand complex atmospheric phenomena.

This book details the effort to build a large ship capable of traveling at 100 knots, from historical and technical perspectives.

This book details the effort to build a large ship capable of traveling at 100 knots, from historical and technical perspectives.

This book covers key ideas and concepts.

This book covers key ideas and concepts.

This book for graduate students and researchers introduces examples of complexity phenomena related to observed plasma processes in the space environment.

This book for graduate students and researchers introduces examples of complexity phenomena related to observed plasma processes in the space environment.

The first comprehensive treatment of the theory for small and large amplitude internal gravity waves, with illustrative examples and exercises.

The first comprehensive treatment of the theory for small and large amplitude internal gravity waves, with illustrative examples and exercises.

A quantitative introduction to atmospheric physics for intermediate-advanced undergraduate and graduate students, with an emphasis on the underlying physical principles.

This book introduces the subject of probabilistic analysis to engineers and can be used as a reference in applying this technology.

This book advances understanding of cloud microphysics and provides a unified theoretical foundation for modeling cloud processes, for researchers and advanced students.

This book introduces the subject of probabilistic analysis to engineers and can be used as a reference in applying this technology.

This book advances understanding of cloud microphysics and provides a unified theoretical foundation for modeling cloud processes, for researchers and advanced students.

Provides concise grounding in basic chemical principles for studies of atmospheres, oceans, and Earth systems.

Introductory textbook for a first university course (undergraduate or graduate) in atmospheric chemistry.

Extreme weather events, such as droughts, strong winds and storms, flash floods and extreme heat and cold, are among the most destructive yet fascinating aspects of climate variability.

Extreme weather events, such as droughts, strong winds and storms, flash floods and extreme heat and cold, are among the most destructive yet fascinating aspects of climate variability.

People want to create a better world and planet; however, where, and how to start remains the question.

The second volume of this comprehensive global perspective on Integrated Drought Management is focused on drought modeling, meteorological prediction, and the use of remote sensing in assessing, analyzing, and monitoring drought.

When the First Edition of this book was written in 1951, the gas turbine was just becoming established as a powerplant for military aircraft.

When the First Edition of this book was written in 1951, the gas turbine was just becoming established as a powerplant for military aircraft.

Authoritative, highly readable history of aerodynamics and the major theorists and their contributions.

Textbook for short undergraduate courses in atmospheric science, meteorology, physics or natural science programs.

Authoritative, highly readable history of aerodynamics and the major theorists and their contributions.

This book explores concepts within general relativity in the context of the particular space-times in which they arise.

Describes the dark matter problem in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology for graduate students and researchers.

A treatment of low-speed aerodynamics, covering both theory and computational techniques, first published in 2001.

Presents recent progress in two-dimensional mathematical hydrodynamics, including rigorous results on turbulence in space-periodic fluid flows.

Presents recent progress in two-dimensional mathematical hydrodynamics, including rigorous results on turbulence in space-periodic fluid flows.

Introducing new, multidisciplinary concepts, this book explains how we have reached a critical threshold in the study of astrobiology.

Introducing new, multidisciplinary concepts, this book explains how we have reached a critical threshold in the study of astrobiology.