The Atmosphere and Ocean -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface to the Third Edition -- 1 The Earth within the Solar System -- 1.1 The Sun and its constancy -- 1.2 Orbital variations in solar radiation -- 1.3 Radiative equilibrium temperature -- 1.4 Thermal inertia of the atmosphere -- 1.5 Albedo -- 1.6 The topography of the Earth's surface -- 2 Composition and Physical Properties of the Ocean and Atmosphere -- 2.1 Evolution of the atmosphere and ocean -- 2.2 Present-day composition of sea water -- 2.3 Introduction to gases and liquids -- 2.4 Hydrostatic equilibrium -- 2.5 Adiabatic changes and potential temperature -- 2.6 Vertical stability of the ocean and atmosphere -- 3 Radiation, Temperature and Stability -- 3.1 Vertical variation of atmospheric constituents -- 3.2 The attenuation of solar radiation -- 3.3 Absorption of planetary radiation -- 3.4 Vertical temperature profile and its relation to radiation -- 3.5 The absorption of solar radiation in the ocean -- 3.6 Diurnal and seasonal temperature cycles in the ocean -- 4 Water in the Atmosphere -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The moist atmosphere -- 4.3 Measurement and observation of water vapour -- 4.4 Stability in a moist atmosphere -- 4.5 Processes of precipitation and evaporation: The formation of clouds -- 4.6 Macroscopic processes in cloud formation -- 5 Global Budgets of Heat, Water and Salt -- 5.1 The measurement of heat budgets at the surface -- 5.2 Observations of surface heat fluxes and budgets -- 5.3 The measurement of the water budget -- 5.4 Observations of the water budget -- 5.5 The salt budget of the ocean -- 5.6 Temperature and salinity relationships in the ocean -- 5.7 Tracers in the ocean -- 6 Observations of Winds and Currents -- 6.1 Measurement of winds and currents -- 6.2 Scales of motion in the atmosphere and ocean -- 6.3 Time averaged circulation.

6.4 Time-dependent motion -- 7 The Influence of the Earth's Rotation on Fluid Motion -- 7.1 An introduction to the Earth's rotation -- 7.2 Inertial motion -- 7.3 Pressure gradients and geostrophic motion -- 7.4 Vorticity and circulation -- 7.5 The atmosphere and ocean boundary layers -- 7.6 Equatorial winds and currents -- 8 Waves and Tides -- 8.1 The spectrum of surface waves -- 8.2 Wind waves and swell -- 8.3 Long waves -- 8.4 Internal waves -- 8.5 Ocean tides -- 8.6 Storm surges -- 8.7 Atmospheric waves and tides -- 9 Energy Transfer in the Ocean-Atmosphere System -- 9.1 Modes of energy in the ocean-atmosphere system -- 9.2 The kinetic energy of the atmosphere and ocean -- 9.3 Mechanisms of kinetic energy transfer -- 9.4 General circulation of the atmosphere -- 9.5 General circulation of the ocean -- 10 Mathematical Modelling of the Ocean and Atmosphere -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Scientific modelling: A simple model of the surface layer of the ocean -- 10.3 A dynamical model of the ocean surface layer -- 10.4 Numerical solutions of mathematical models -- 10.5 Numerical solutions for momentum on a rotating Earth -- 10.6 Atmospheric and climate general circulation models -- 10.7 Global ocean models -- 10.8 Observations of the ocean and atmosphere -- 11 Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction -- 11.1 Air-sea interaction: An introduction -- 11.2 Seasonal anomalies of the ocean-land-atmosphere system -- 11.3 Interannual fluctuations in the ocean-atmosphere system -- 11.4 Decadal variations in the ocean-atmosphere system -- 12 Climate Change -- 12.1 Past climate observations -- 12.2 Mechanisms of climate change -- 12.3 Current climate change -- 12.4 Understanding recent climate change -- 12.5 Predicting future climate -- Problems -- Glossary -- General Reading -- Further Reading and References -- Figure Sources -- Appendices.

A Standard International (SI) Units -- B SI Unit Prefixes -- Index.