An Introduction to Atmospheric Thermodynamics 2nd Edition by Anastasios Tsonis (PDF)

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This is a self-contained, concise, rigorous book introducing the reader to the basics of atmospheric thermodynamics, and the author is a highly respected researcher in this field. This new edition has been brought completely up to date and reorganized to improve the quality and flow of the material. Each chapter contains worked examples and student exercises, making this an ideal text for short undergraduate courses taken as part of an atmospheric science, meteorology, physics or natural science program. Solutions available to lecturers.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “…clear and well laid out… Each of the ten chapters builds on the previous one, allowing the book to be worked through systematically. Each chapter contains useful worked examples in addition to a number of problems…. Recommended.” – R.J. Barthelmie, CHOICE”…the author talks to the sutdents without sacrificing rigor. He has included many good examples at the end of each chapter; these examples are, so to speak, application notes…problems are given too, to tease and torture the students. In general, the pace is unhurried and unforbidding…the book has a niche as a first exposure beyond basic physics to the marvelous complexities of the gaseous atmosphere.” –Bulletin of American Meteorological Society Book Description Textbook for short undergraduate courses in atmospheric science, meteorology, physics or natural science programs. About the Author ANASTASIOS TSONIS is a professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. His main research interests include nonlinear dynamical systems and their application in climate, climate variability, predictability, and nonlinear time series analysis. He is a member of the American Geophysical Union, and the European Geosciences Union. Read more

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⭐I’ve only glanced at the second edition of this book, but it was enough to notice that one of the examples from the first edition (in the section on Gay-Lussac’s Law) has made it into the second edition, despite the author being informed that it was incorrect. It’s an example about a house being heated in winter and the pressure difference that could be expected between the inside and outside. Luckily, it’s always very close to zero pressure difference between the inside and outside, but the author comes up with 7.3%!! and glosses over it with the statement that window glass “can withstand such pressure changes easily.” I have my doubts about that, but I do know that I don’t want to be standing outside the front door if it’s got that sort of pressure difference on it, since it amounts to about 3000 pounds pushing outward!The book is a decent treatment of atmospheric thermodynamics otherwise, but it would be nice if the real applications to the atmosphere could be arrived at sooner, and covered in more detail. Most texts ignore the common stability indices that are used in forecasting, and this one is no exception, despite the fact that they’ve been in use for decades.

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