Table of Contents

Structure and Composition of the Lower and Middle Atmosphere.- Radiative Processes in the Lower and Middle Atmosphere.- Dynamics of the Troposphere and Stratosphere.- Waves in the Troposphere and Stratosphere.- Chemical Processes in the Stratosphere and Troposphere.- Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Antarctic Ozone Hole.- Transport Processes in the Stratosphere and Troposphere.- Stratosphere–Troposphere Exchange.- Stratospheric Influence on Tropospheric Weather and Climate.

About the Author

K. Mohanakumar is the holder of Masters degree in Meteorology (1979) and Ph. D. degree in Atmospheric Science (1994). In 1995 he joined as Lecturer in Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), India, for post graduate teaching in Atmospheric Science. He worked as a Visiting Scientist in 1990-1991with the Stratospheric Research Group in Freie University Belin, Germany under the support of EU Commission. At present, he is a Dean of Faculty of Marine Sciences, CUSAT, India. The author is a member of Interenational Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), Interanational Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS), International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), Climate and Weather of the Sun Earth System (CAWSES), Solar Terrestrial Energy Program (STEP).