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Thermodynamics of the climate system

Martin S. Singh, Morgan O’Neill

2022Physics Today14 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

To understand Earth’s climate, think of it as a giant, planetary-scale heat engine that drives the circulation of the oceans and atmosphere.

Topics & Concepts

Climate systemEnvironmental scienceThermodynamicsClimate changePhysicsGeologyOceanographyClimate variability and modelsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics