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- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society
- Copyright
- Copyright © American Meteorological Society
- ISSN
- 1520-0477
- eISSN
- 1520-0477
- DOI
- 10.1175/1520-0477-61.7.728
- Publisher site
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Abstract
tool reviews Atmospheric Motion and Air Pollution: An Introduction for Yet it has a few minor organizational and technical problems Student s of Engineering and Science. By Richard A. tha t preclude it from replacing other references on my book- Dobbins. 1979. 323 pages. $25.95. Hardbound. John Wiley shelf.—Steven R. Hanna and Sons. Steven R. Hanna is a Research Meteorologist with the Atmo- spheric Turbulence and Diffusion Laboratory, Environmental This textbook is based on a one semester course taught by Research Laboratories, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Dobbins at Brown University in the Engineering Division. Administration, in Oak Ridge, Tenn. I t is for a senior-level course requiring a series of calculus, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and chemistry courses as prerequisites. Problem sets are given at the end of each chapter. The book suits its purpose well but would be difficult to use in other university departments. Th e text begins with six chapters (143 pages) on basic atmospheric science, covering the topics with considerable mathematical thoroughness. For example, the Coriolis force is derived in great detail. These chapters stand alone from the Causes of Climate. By John G. Lockwood. 1979. 260 pages. rest of the book and could be used
Journal
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society – American Meteorological Society
Published: Jul 1, 1980