Fundamentals Of Atmospheric Modeling

This page intentionally left blank Fundamentals of Atmospheric Modeling Second Edition This well-received and comprehensive textbook on atmospheric processes and numerical methods has been thoroughly revised and updated. The new edition includes a wide range of new numerical techniques for solving problems in areas such as cloud microphysics, ocean– atmosphere exchange processes, and atmospheric radiative properties. It also contains improved descriptions of atmospheric physics, dynamics, radiation, aerosol, and cloud processes. Numerous examples and problems are included, with answers available to lecturers at http://www.cambridge.org/0521548659 Fundamentals of Atmospheric Modeling is essential reading for researchers and advanced students of atmospheric science, meteorology, and environmental science. M a r k Z . Jac o b s o n is an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University. Goals of his research are to improve our understanding of physical, chemical, and dynamical processes in the atmosphere through numerical modeling and to improve the simulation of air pollution, weather, and climate. He is the author of two textbooks: Fundamentals of Atmospheric Modeling and Atmospheric Pollution: History, Science, and Regulation. Fundamentals of Atmospheric Modeling Second Edition MARK Z. JACOBSON Stanford University    Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge  , UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521839709 © Cambridge University Press 2005 This