# Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science

- By: William Brune
- Publisher: The Pennsylvania State University
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Meteorology_and_Climate_Science/Fundamentals_of_Atmospheric_Science_(Brune))
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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This text prepares students by laying a solid foundation in the application of physical, chemical, and mathematical principles to a broad range of atmospheric phenomena. Students are introduced to fundamental concepts and applications of atmospheric thermodynamics, radiative transfer, atmospheric chemistry, cloud microphysics, atmospheric dynamics, and the atmospheric boundary layer.