Books in the International Geophysics series

What triggers earthquakes? There are a plethora of research theories examining this important societal question. This edited treatise examines various geophysical processes centred around earthquake thermodynamics and phase transformations as triggering mechanisms to earthquakes.

Presents the fundamental equations which govern most of the flow problems studied by atmospheric scientists. This book supplies the student a background familiarity in the underlying physics behind the mathematics. It then explores some systematic methods of relating these physics to atmospheric problems.

Suitable for those who wish to understand the relationship between atmospheric phenomena and the nature of matter as expressed in the principles of physics.

Optical instruments are routinely employed to obtain a wealth of information about the atmosphere, including its composition, temperature, and winds. A bewildering variety of optical instruments have been proposed over the years, making it difficult to decide which instrument should be chosen to ma

Provides an introduction to the use of the ultraviolet for remote sensing of the Earth's atmosphere. This book covers the Earth's UV radiative environment, experimental techniques, and applications. It covers the fundamentals of atmospheric geophysics with values for fluxes, cross-sections, radiances, and more.

Offers an account of the growth of meteorology in the 20th century. This book explains how forecasting the weather became a physics-based science. It studies the impact of the computer on meteorology and provides an example of science transformed by the computer.

Describes the modern methods and techniques used to monitor and study seismicity and rockbursts in mines. This title includes case histories from various worldwide mining districts that illustrate and emphasize the practical aspects of mining seismology. It is intended for geophysicists and mining and rock mechanics engineers working at mines.

El Nino and the Southern Oscillation is by far the most striking phenomenon caused by the interplay of ocean and atmosphere. This volume provides a brief history of the subject, summarizes the oceanographic and meteorological observations and theories, and discusses the advances in computer modeling studies of the phenomenon.

Atmospheric and climatological studies are becoming more and more important in day-to-day living. This book incorporates all the relevant information from the varying fields of dynamics meteorology, atmospheric physics and cloud physics, into a comprehensive, self-contained guide ideal for students and researchers of atmospheric thermodynamics.

General Circulation Models (GCMs) are rapidly assuming widespread use as powerful tools for predicting global events on time scales of months to decades. This book focuses on the future design of numerical methods for general circulation modeling, as well as the physical parameterizations required for their proper implementation.

Explains the various statistical methods that are being used to describe, analyze, test and forecast atmospheric data. This title helps advanced students and professionals understand and communicate what their data sets have to say, and make sense of the scientific literature in meteorology, climatology, and related disciplines.

Focuses on the dynamics of clouds and of precipitating mesoscale meteorological systems. This book offers a treatment of clouds integrating the analysis of air motions with cloud structure, microphysics, and precipitation mechanics; and summarizes the fundamentals of atmospheric dynamics, thermodynamics, cloud microphysics, and radar meteorology.

Presents a cogent explanation of the fundamentals of meteorology, and explains storm dynamics for weather-oriented meteorologists. This title discusses climate dynamics and the implications posed for global change. It features a companion website with MATLAB[registered] exercises and treatments of several key topics.

Intended for earth scientists and engineers who are concerned with upper-crust mechanics and fluid movements, this book examines important issues such as subsidence, geological fault formation, earthquake faulting, hydraulic fracturing, transport of fluids, and natural and direct applications.

Addresses the fundamental study and quantitative measurement of the interactions of solar and terrestrial radiation with molecules, aerosols, and cloud particles in planetary atmospheres. This book includes over 170 illustrations to complement the concise description of each subject, numerous examples and exercises at the end of each chapter.

Deals with the subject of magnetic polarity stratigraphy and time scales. This book includes the results of research on sea floor spreading, magnetic stratigraphy of the Pliocene and Pleistocene, and postulations on the Paleozoic. It also includes both historical background and applications of magnetostratigraphy.

This book is intended as a textbook for courses in micrometeorology for undergraduate students (juniors or seniors) in meteorology or environmental science, as well as for an introductory graduate-level course in boundary-layer meteorology. It will also serve as a good reference for professional me

In this work, Dr. Gill looks at the study of oceanic and atmospheric circulations. He explains how atmospheric and oceanic circulations are ultimately driven by solar energy, and covers the study of observed distributions of physical quantities, including temperature.