Atmospheric thermodynamics : elementary physics and chemistry / Gerald R. North and Tatiana L. Erukhimova.
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TextPublisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009Description: xi, 267 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 9780521899635 (hbk.); 052189963X (hbk.)Subject(s): Atmospheric thermodynamicsDDC classification: 551.522 LOC classification: QC880.4.T5 | N67 2009| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-264) and index.
Introductory concepts -- Gases -- First Law of Thermodynamics -- Second Law of Thermodynamics -- Air and water -- Profiles of the atmosphere -- Thermodynamic charts -- Thermochemistry -- Thermodynamic equation -- Appendix A: Units and numerical values of constants -- Appendix B: Notation and abbreviations -- Appendix C: Answers for selected problems.
This textbook presents a uniquely integrated approach in linking both physics and chemistry to the study of atmospheric thermodynamics. It explains the classical laws of thermodynamics, focuses on various fluid systems, and devotes a chapter to chemical thermodynamics.
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