Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Basic definitions
- 2 Some useful mathematical and physical topics
- 3 Early experiments and laws
- 4 The first law of thermodynamics
- 5 The second law of thermodynamics
- 6 Water and its transformations
- 7 Moist air
- 8 Vertical stability in the atmosphere
- 9 Thermodynamic diagrams
- 10 Beyond this book
- References
- Appendix
- Index
3 - Early experiments and laws
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Basic definitions
- 2 Some useful mathematical and physical topics
- 3 Early experiments and laws
- 4 The first law of thermodynamics
- 5 The second law of thermodynamics
- 6 Water and its transformations
- 7 Moist air
- 8 Vertical stability in the atmosphere
- 9 Thermodynamic diagrams
- 10 Beyond this book
- References
- Appendix
- Index
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- An Introduction to Atmospheric Thermodynamics , pp. 13 - 26Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007