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Thephysicsanddynamicsoftheatmosphereandatmosphere-oceaninteractionsprovidethefoundationofmodernclimatemodels,uponwhichourunderstandingofthechemistryandbiologyofoceanandlandsurfaceprocessesarebuilt.Originallypublishedin2006,FrontiersofClimateModelingcapturesdevelopmentsinmodelingtheatmosphere,andtheirimplicationsforourunderstandingofclimatechange,whetherduetonaturaloranthropogeniccauses.Emphasisisonelucidatinghowgreenhousegasesandaerosolsarealteringtheradiativeforcingoftheclimatesystemandthesensitivityofthesystemtosuchperturbations.Anexpertteamofauthorsaddresskeyaspectsoftheatmosphericgreenhouseeffect,clouds,aerosols,atmosphericradiativetransfer,deepconvectiondynamics,largescaleoceandynamics,stratosphere-troposphereinteractions,andcoupledocean-atmospheremodeldevelopment.Thebookisanimportantreferenceforresearchersandadvancedstudentsinterestedintheforcesdrivingtheclimatesystemandhowtheyaremodeledbyclimatescientists.