Modeling dynamic climate systems

General theory of mathematical modeling (00A71) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to geophysics (86-01) General questions in geophysics (86A04) Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05) Meteorology and atmospheric physics (86A10)

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This is a useful textbook on numerical simulation of fluid motions in a context of their application in various aspects of atmospheric dynamics relevant to global climate models. The author's aim is not to focus on numerical techniques and mathematical details, instead the reader is approached by clear and easy readable descriptions of physical processes involved in a particular atmospheric phenomenon. The book can also be considered as a user manual for the attached CD-ROM that does the rest of the job: a visualization of obtained solutions for a given model with chosen initial conditions. One can therefore fully concentrate the attention on physics only and investigate the significance of different initial physical parameters and segments of a model by looking at consequences their variations cause to the end result. In spite of used simplifications in modeling, a reader interested in physics rather than numerical techniques can draw clear conclusions on the hierarchy of physical mechanisms involved in a particular global climate model. Among the physical processes dealt with in the book are thermodynamics and dynamics of dry and moist air parcels in vertical and horizontal direction, dynamics of circulation and vorticity including Rossby waves and the Gulf stream. Global climate models are based on one-layer atmospheres with radiative, convective and diffusive effects taken into account. Also the phenomena such as el Niño and midlatitude cyclone among others are considered in sections on dynamical models of the climate and on climate variations. The book is organized in seven chapters, two appendices, index and a CD-ROM. Each chapter is followed by a set of problems and literature suggested for further reading.

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