Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction

ISBN-13: 9780195066180 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 384 str.

Eric B. Kraus; E. B. Kraus; Joost A. Businger

Opis

With both the growing importance of integrating studies of air-sea interaction and the interest in the general problem of global warming, the appearance of the second edition of this popular text is especially welcome. Thoroughly updated and revised, the authors have retained the accessible, comprehensive expository style that distinguished the earlier edition. Topics include the state of matter near the interface, radiation, surface wind waves, turbulent transfer near the interface, the planetary boundary layer, atmospherically-forced perturbations in the oceans, and large-scale forcing by sea surface buoyancy fluxes. This book will be welcomed by students and professionals in meteorology, physical oceanography, physics and ocean engineering.

Recenzje

The book appears to have been written principally for postgraduate physical oceanographers and meterologists, but as it is well written it should be reasonably accessible to many others. The inclusion of gas and particle transfer would reward the study of interested marine geochemists.................I am highly impressed that two scientists can cover such a large area of research at such an advanced level.....................this is an academically challenging book, but I have found it to be a valuable reference and can recommend it. It is a serious book, but adequately rewards the readers efforts