The Physics of Atmospheres [Paperback]

Third edition of John Houghton's acclaimed textbook for advanced undergraduate/graduate courses in atmospheric science.In this new edition John Houghton has revised his acclaimed textbook to bring it completely up-to-date. The book provides a comprehensive and concise description of the physical processes governing the atmosphere. New chapters have been introduced on topics of strong contemporary interest and other chapters have been substantially extended. Like the previous editions, this is an essential textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in meteorology, atmospheric physics, remote sensing, climatology, environmental science, and planetary science. Specialists in atmospheric physics and meteorology will also find it an excellent state-of-the-art review.In this new edition John Houghton has revised his acclaimed textbook to bring it completely up-to-date. The book provides a comprehensive and concise description of the physical processes governing the atmosphere. New chapters have been introduced on topics of strong contemporary interest and other chapters have been substantially extended. Like the previous editions, this is an essential textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in meteorology, atmospheric physics, remote sensing, climatology, environmental science, and planetary science. Specialists in atmospheric physics and meteorology will also find it an excellent state-of-the-art review.In the third edition of The Physics of Atmospheres, John Houghton has revised his acclaimed textbook to bring it completely up-to-date. The book provides a comprehensive concise description of the physical processes governing the structure and the circulation of the atmosphere. New chapters have been introduced on topics of strong contemporary interest such as chaos and predictability and climate change. The chapters on global observations (especially through remote sensing) and numerical modeling have also been substantially extended.Prefacl$