Atmospheric Thermodynamics

Atmospheric Thermodynamics provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject, analyzing real-life problems and applications, guiding the reader through the fundamental basics, covering the first and second laws, and emphasizing moist processes in Earth's atmosphere. It includes user-friendly chapters, history, and 400+ thought-provoking problems with 350 references.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 480 pages
Publication date: 01 May 2023
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Atmospheric Thermodynamics is a comprehensive guide that delves into a subject that can sometimes be daunting. The text examines real-life problems and applications of the field, providing insights into the fundamental basics while covering the first and second laws, the ideal gas law, and moist processes in Earth's atmosphere. Water, in all its phases, plays a crucial role in weather and the Earth's climate system. The authors have written the book with a willingness to challenge assumptions and approximations commonly found in other textbooks, offering user-friendly chapters that include discussions on energy conservation and water and its transformations.

History is interwoven throughout the text to provide a historical context for the evolution of thermodynamics and its significance in atmospheric science. It demonstrates how physical reasoning leads to accurate explanations of everyday phenomena. Many of the experiments described utilize inexpensive instruments to leverage the Earth's atmosphere as a freely accessible thermodynamics library.

This second edition features updated treatments of atmospheric measurements and extensive sections that explore atmospheric applications of the first and second laws, as well as energy exchange between humans and their atmospheric environment. With over 400 thought-provoking problems and 350 references with annotated notes and further reading suggestions, this edition offers a solid foundation in the fundamentals of atmospheric and environmental sciences while serving as a comprehensive reference guide for professionals in the field.

Weight: 1184g
Dimension: 171 x 247 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780198872719
Edition number: 2 Revised edition