Chapter 2 treats simple models of climate dynamics. It begins by describing radiative transfer in the atmosphere, with particular attention to the simple case of a grey, one-dimensional atmosphere. Following this, the convective temperature structure of the troposphere is discussed. The latter part of the chapter deals with energy balance models, in particular with a view to understanding ice age causes. This introduces successively the ice-albedo feedback mechanism, the carbon cycle in atmosphere and ocean, and the rôle of bicarbonate buffering in the ocean.
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Fowler, A. (2011). Climate Dynamics. In Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics (Vol. 36, pp. 65–138). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-721-1_2
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