Screen LibraryIntroduction to geophysical fluid dynamics : physical and numerical aspects /
This book provides an introductory-level exploration of geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD), the principles governing air and water flows on large terrestrial scales. Physical principles are illustrated with the aid of the simplest existing models, and the computer methods are shown in juxtaposition wi...
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Academic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Waltham, MA : |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: |
International geophysics series ;
v. 101 |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/00746142/101 |
| Summary: |
This book provides an introductory-level exploration of geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD), the principles governing air and water flows on large terrestrial scales. Physical principles are illustrated with the aid of the simplest existing models, and the computer methods are shown in juxtaposition with the equations to which they apply. It explores contemporary topics of climate dynamics and equatorial dynamics including the Greenhouse Effect, global warming, and the El Nin o Southern Oscillation. Combines both physical and numerical aspects of geophysical fluid dynamics into a single affordable volume Explores contemporary topics such as the Greenhouse Effect, global warming and the El Nin o Southern Oscillation Biographical and historical notes at the ends of chapters trace the intellectual development of the field Recipient of the 2010 Wernaers Prize, awarded each year by the National Fund for Scientific Research of Belgium (FNR-FNRS). |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xviii, 828 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 795-813) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780120887590 0120887592 0080916783 9780080916781 |
| Index Number: | QA911 |
| CLC: | O351.2 |
| Contents: | Part 1, Fundamentals: Introduction ; The Coriolis force ; Equations of fluid motion ; Equations governing geophysical flows ; Diffusive processes ; Transport and fate -- Part 2, Rotation effects: Geostrophic flows and vorticity dynamics ; The Ekman layer ; Barotropic waves ; Barotropic instability -- Part 3, Stratification effects: Stratification ; Layered models ; Internal waves ; Turbulence in stratified fluids -- Part 4, Combined rotation and stratification effects: Dynamics of stratified rotating flows ; Quasi-geostrophic dynamics ; Instabilities of rotating stratified flows ; Fronts, jets and vortices -- Part 5, Special topics: Atmospheric general circulation ; Oceanic general circulation ; Equatorial dynamics ; Data assimilation -- Part 6, Web site information: Elements of fluid mechanics ; Wave kinematics ; Recapitulation of numerical schemes. |