Vertical and horizontal processes in the global atmosphere and the maximum entropy production conjecture

Earth System Dynamics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-32

  Pascale, S ^a,b   Gregory, J M ^a,c   Ambaum, M H P ^a   Tailleux, R ^a   Lucarini, V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE SYSTEM; ENTROPY PRODUCTION; HEAT TRANSPORT; LONG WAVES; MAXIMUM ENTROPY; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; WATER VAPOUR; FIXED BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MAXIMUM ENTROPY PRODUCTIONS; VERTICAL HEAT FLUXES;

ENTROPY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MAXIMUM ENTROPY ANALYSIS; THERMAL STRUCTURE; WATER VAPOR; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; ENTROPY; LONGWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 84865115504     PISSN: 21904979     EISSN: 21904987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/esd-3-19-2012     Document Type: Article

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