Landolt-Brnstein Group V
: Geophysics
Volume 4 

Meteorology 

Subvolume A Thermodynamical and Dynamical Structures of the Global Atmosphere 
Title Page, Contributors, Preface, Errata 
1 
Equations and principles of atmospheric large-scale dynamics (G. FISCHER) 1

1.1 
The fundamental laws and their mathematical representation 2

1.2 
Spherical coordinates 5

1.3 
General horizontal coordinates 12

1.4 
Generalized vertical coordinates 17

1.5 
Energy and angular momentum budgets 27

1.6 
Books on dynamical meteorology 34

1.7 
List of symbols 35

2 
Data for the basic structure of the atmosphere (F. HERBERT) 37

2.1 
System of units, absolute constants and parameters 37

2.2 
Elementary dynamical relations 45

2.3 
Thermodynamic data for dry air and moist air 64

2.4 
Vertical structure and statics of the atmosphere 109

2.5 
References for 2 139

3 
The observed general circulation of the atmosphere (P. SPETH, R.A. MADDEN) 140

3.1 
Introduction 140

3.2 
Survey of figures and tables 169

3.3 
Figures 177

3.4 
Tables 290

4 
Meteorological organizations (M. SCHLEGEL) 454

4.1 
Introductory remarks 454

4.2 
Meteorological stations 454

4.3 
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 460

4.4 
International programmes 467

4.5 
National weather services 470

4.6 
European Centre of Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) 477

4.7 
International non-governmental organizations 479

4.8 
Meteorological societies 481

4.9 
Meteorological and geophysical journals 482

4.10 
List of abbreviations 487

4.11 
References for 4 489


