Front Cover; Advances in Geophysics, Volume 20; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Models for Infrared Atmospheric Radiation; 1. Introduction; 2. Absorption by Spectral Lines; 3. Band Absorption; 4. Evaluation of Transmittance and Integrated Absorptance of Selected Infrared Bands; 5. Upwelling Atmospheric Radiation; 6. Concluding Remarks; List of Symbols; References; Chapter 2. Scale Analysis of Large Atmospheric Motion Systems In All Latitudes; 1. Introduction, Generalities, and Statement of the Problem; 2. Scale Parameters.

3. Characterization of an Atmospheric Large-Scale Motion System4. Scale Analysis of the Continuity Equation; 5. Scale Analysis of the Equation of Vertical Motion; 6. Scale Analysis of the Equations of Horizontal Motion; 7. Scale Analysis of the Equation of Adiabatic Transformations; 8. Order of Magnitude of the Divergence? of the Horizontal Wind; 9. Scale Analysis of the Vorticity Equation; 10. Scale Analysis of the Equation of the Horizontal Wind Divergence; 11. Discussion of the Basic Scale Equations; 12. Scale Analysis of the Equation of Balance of Kinetic Energy; References.

Chapter 3. Symmetric Circulations of Planetary Atmospheres1. lntroduction; 2. Convection on a Nonuniformly Heated Sphere; 3. Azimuthal Disturbances; 4. Nonlinearity; 5. Summary and Conclusions; List of Symbols; References; Chapter 4. A Survey of Statistical-Dynamical Models of the Terrestrial Climate; 1. Introduction; 2. Fundamental Equations Governing the Terrestrial Climatic System; 3. Climatic Averaging; 4. Climate Models-An Overview; 5. The Vertically Integrated, Thermodynamic Models; 6. Momentum Models; 7. Modeling the Evolution of Climate.

Appendix. A Simple Sea Ice-Ocean Temperature Oscillator ModelList of Symbols; References; Subject Index.