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The book is conceived at two levels. An introductory one that is intended for undergraduate and/or environmental studies students and the other (in the appendix) for advanced, graduate-level students. The book differs from others on the same subject which are either too descriptive or too specialized. Additionally, there are large sections on biogeochemistry not usually found in other textbooks. Whenever possible an approach based on entropy considerations is introduced. The book includes a quite classical introduction to the thermodynamics of the ocean and atmosphere, then the circulation of the ocean and atmosphere, and lastly the connection between climate and chemistry, the main emphasis being on the carbon dioxide problem. Chemistry is also considered in connection with atmospheric, oceanic, and atmospheric particulate pollution. One chapter is dedicated to the biogeochemical cycles which are solved both with the integration of a system of equations or matrix algebra. An original chapter is dedicated to sea-atmosphere interactions which includes monsoon meteorology, hurricanes and the ENSO phenomena. Finally, a concise description of the fluid environments in the Solar System is given.
1. The environment in the Solar System
2. The fluid environment of the Earth
3. Thermodynamics of the atmosphere and the ocean
4. Chemical kinetics
5. Fluid dynamics
6. General circulation of the atmosphere
7. General circulation of the ocean
8. Biogeochemical Cycles
9. Greenhouse Effect-Chemistry Climate Connection
10. The Perturbed Atmosphere
11. Some chemistry of the Sea
12. Aerosols, Clouds and Rain
13. Atmosphere-Sea Interactions
14. The Fluid Environment in the Solar System
