The interaction between earth's rotation and geophysical processes

This work fills an important gap in the geophysical literature at specialist level. It is the only up to date title providing the link between the Earth's rotation and its atmo- and hydrosphere including the ice masses. But only witha full picture including rotation phenomena a sound understanding of the highly complicated and interlinked processes governing our ecosphere can be achieved, which is important especially for the protection of our climate. This bookis a must for Geophysicists, Oceanographers, Glaciologists, Climatologists and Meteorologists alike. INDICE: 1.Motions of the Earth 2.Pole's motion and irregularities in the Earth's rotation rate 3.Estimation theory of the effect of atmospheric processes on the Earth's spin 4.Tides and rotation of the Earth 5.Seasonal distribution of the air masses and the Earth's spin 6.Angular momentum of atmospheric winds 7.Nature of the zonal circulation of the atmosphere 8.Interannual oscillations of the Earth-ocean-atmosphere system 9.Mechanical action of the atmosphereon the Earth's rotation 10.Decadal fluctuations in geophysical processes Appendices List of Abbreviations. Bibliography.

• ISBN: 978-3-527-40875-7
• Editorial: Wiley-VCH
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 318
• Fecha Publicación: 09/09/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés