ATM S 545, Autumn Quarter 1997

The General Circulation of the Atmosphere

Relevant Books:

Grotjahn, R., 1993: Global Atmospheric Circulations. Oxford University Press, 430pp.

Hartmann, D.L., 1994 Global Physical Climatology Cambridge University Press, 411pp. (selected chapters)

Hoskins, B.J. and R.P. Pearce, 1983: Large scale dynamical processes in the atmosphere. Academic Press, 1983, 397pp. (selected chapters)

James, I.N., 1994: Introduction to Circulating Atmospheres. Cambridge University Press, 422pp.

Lorenz, E.N., 1967: On the Nature and Theory of the General Circulation of the Atmosphere, WMO (out of print but I have a copy) p. 59-96

Manabe, S., 1985: Issues in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling.: Part A: Climate Dynamics. Academic Press, 591pp. (selected chapters)

Oort, A.H. and J.P. Peixoto, 1992: Physics of Climate. American Institute of Physics, 520pp.

Trenberth, K.E., Climate System Modeling, Cambridge University Press, 788 pp. (selected chapters)

Wallace, J.M. and P.V. Hobbs, 1977: Atmospheric Science, an Introductory Survey. Academic Press, Chapters 7 and 9.

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