Machine derived contents note: Preface to first edition -- Preface to second edition -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Some basic ideas -- 2. A radiative equilibrium model -- 3. Thermodynamics -- 4. More complex radiation transfer -- 5. The middle and upper atmospheres -- 6. Clouds -- 7. Dynamics -- 8. Atmospheric waves -- 9. Turbulence -- 10. The general circulation -- 11. Numerical modelling -- 12. Global observation -- 13. Atmospheric predictability and climate change -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- References -- Answers to problems and hints to their solutions -- Index
