INTRODUCTION TO THEORETICAL METEOROLOGY Author:Seymour L. Hess Equation of state. Principles of Thermodynamics. Thermodynamics of water vapor and moist air. Thermodynamic diagrams. Hydrostatic equilibrium. Hydrostatic stability and convection. Fundamental physics of radiation. Solar and terrestrial radiation. Applications to radiation in the earth-atmosphere system. Equations of motion on a rotating earth. ... more »Horizontal motion under balanced forces. Kinematics of fluid flow. Mechanism and influence of pressure changes. Surfaces of discontinuity. Circulation, vorticity, and divergence theorems. and 5 more chapters« less