Beginning with hydrostatic equilibrium and the equation of state, the text systematically builds toward lapse rates, potential temperature, radiative transfer, and large-scale circulation. Each concept is grounded in clear physical reasoning, with mathematical expressions carefully linked to their assumptions and real atmospheric meaning.
Designed for postgraduate students and advanced undergraduates in physics and atmospheric science, this volume emphasizes clarity, logical progression, and conceptual depth. It provides a rigorous yet accessible foundation for further study in meteorology, climate dynamics, and planetary atmospheres.
A disciplined and insight-driven guide to understanding the physical laws that shape our atmosphere.
Dr Kamsali Nagaraja is Professor of Physics at Bangalore University, India, with over two decades of research in Atmospheric, Space, and Planetary Physics. His academic work includes scholarly engagements associated with missions of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and the analytical insights gained through these contributions have shaped the foundation of this volume. With a long-standing commitment to teaching, he emphasizes conceptual clarity, physical rigor, and disciplined analytical reasoning in the study of atmospheric systems.