This book, authored by a well-known researcher and expositor in meteorology, focuses on the direct link between molecular dynamics and atmospheric variation. Uniting molecular dynamics, turbulence theory, fluid mechanics and non equilibrium statistical mechanics, it is relevant to the fields of applied mathematics, physics and atmospheric sciences, and focuses on fluid flow and turbulence, as well as on temperature, radiative transfer and chemistry.

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Initial Survey of Observations; 3. Relevant Subjects; 4. Generalized Scale Invariance, Theory and Observation; 5. Temperature Intermittancy and Ozone Photodissociation; 6. Radiative, Chemical Kinetic and Cloud Physical Implications; 7. Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics; 8. Summary, Quo Vadimus? and Quotations; Bibliography; Glossary

Adrian F. TuckNational Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce