Climate Dynamics, 2nd Edition by Kerry H. Cook - 9780691231006

Princeton University Press

Climate Dynamics, 2nd EditionAuthor(s): Kerry H. Cook\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Princeton University Press, United States\nImprint: Princeton University Press\nISBN-13: 9780691231006, 978-0691231006\nSynopsis\nAn expanded and updated new edition of a concise introduction to climate system dynamics\n\nClimate Dynamics provides an essential foundation in the physical understanding of Earths climate system. Assuming no previous introduction to the climate system, the book is designed for all science, math, and engineering students at the advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate levels. This second edition includes updated and expanded information on hydrology, the cryosphere, observed contemporary climate change, and climate prediction. In addition, the illustrations are expanded and now in full color.\n\nThe first section of the book provides a description of the climate system based on current observations of the mean climate state and its variability. The second section devee