The Earth's atmosphere: Its physics and dynamics

The Earth's Atmosphere: Its Physics and Dynamics

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-367

  Saha, Kshudiram ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAT TRANSFER; INFRARED RADIATION; SPECIFIC HEAT;

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE; DIFFERENT LAYERS; GENERAL CIRCULATION; HEAT BALANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MOTION SYSTEM; STABILITY CONDITION; TERRESTRIAL RADIATION;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 84891414674     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-78427-2     Document Type: Book

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