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The Atmosphere: A Very Short Introduction

Popular Science
By: Paul I Palmer(Author)
125 pages, 30 b/w illustrations
The Atmosphere: A Very Short Introduction
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  • The Atmosphere: A Very Short Introduction ISBN: 9780198722038 Paperback Mar 2017 In stock
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About this book

The atmosphere is the thin, diffuse fluid that envelops the Earth's surface. Despite its apparent fragility, the existence of this fluid is vital for human and other life on Earth.

In this Very Short Introduction Paul Palmer describes the physical and chemical characteristics of different layers in the atmosphere, and shows how the interactions where the atmosphere is in contact with land, ocean, and ice affect its observed physical and chemical properties. He also looks at how movement in the atmosphere, driven by heat from the sun, transports heat from lower latitudes to higher latitudes, and is a fundamental feature of the general circulation in the atmosphere. Finally, Palmer presents an overview of the types of measurements used to understand different parts of the atmosphere, and identifies the future challenges for atmospheric scientists.

Contents

1: What is special about Earth's atmosphere?
2: Atmospheric physics
3: Atmospheric motion
4: Atmospheric composition
5: Atmospheric measurements
6: Our future atmosphere

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Index

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Biography

Paul Palmer is Professor of Quantitative Earth Observation at the University of Edinburgh, and a Royal Society-Wolfson Research Merit Award Holder. He has previously won a Leverhulme Prize and a Zeldovich Medal from the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is the author of Essential Maths for Geoscientists: An Introduction (2014).

Popular Science
By: Paul I Palmer(Author)
125 pages, 30 b/w illustrations
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"Paul Palmer, a world-renowned atmospheric scientist, takes you through a tour of the origin and properties of the atmosphere, the processes controlling weather and climate, and the basic issues underlying air pollution and climate change. The easy conversational style, engaging pedagogical approach, and witty asides make this book a true pleasure to read and highly accessible."
– Daniel Jacob, Harvard University

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