Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

ISBN-13: 9780387963877 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 710 str.

Joseph Pedlosky

Opis

This second edition of the widely acclaimed Geophysical Fluid Dynamics by Joseph Pedlosky offers the reader a high-level, unified treatment of the theory of the dynamics of large-scale motions of the oceans and atmosphere. Revised and updated, it includes expanded discussions of * the fundamentals of geostrophic turbulence * the theory of wave-mean flow interaction * thermocline theory * finite amplitude barocline instability. From the reviews: "The author has done a masterful job in presenting the theory with the necessary mathematical foundation, while keeping the physical aspects in clear view...it is an outstanding introduction to a complex and important subject." GEOPHYSICS

Recenzje

From the reviews
"The author has done a masterful job in presenting the theory with the necessary mathematical foundation, while keeping the physical aspects in clear view ... it is an outstanding introduction to a complex and important subject." (GEOPHYSICS)

Spis treści

Preliminaries * Fundamentals * Inviscid Shallow-Water Theory * Friction and Viscous Flow * Homogeneous Models of the Wind-Driven Oceanic Circulation * Quasigeostrophic Motion of a Stratified Fluid on a Sphere * Instability Theory * Ageostrophic Motion