Wind Stress Over the Ocean

ISBN-13: 9780521662437 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 326 str.

Ian S. F. Jones; Yoshiaki Toba

Opis

Parameterization of the wind stress--drag--over the ocean is central to many facets of air-sea interaction, which in turn is vital for models of weather prediction and climate modeling. Wind Stress over the Ocean brings together thirty of the world's leading experts in air-sea interaction, under the auspices of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research. The contributed chapters afford a thorough reexamination of the physical processes that transfer momentum between the atmosphere and the ocean. In addition to covering established fundamentals, the book also explores active areas of research and controversy for researchers and graduate students in physical oceanography, meteorology, fluid dynamics, and coastal engineering.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: ' … this publication is an essential reference text owing to the rapidly changing nature of scientific progress. It will be a general guide and reference document for researchers and graduates in physical oceanography, meteorology, fluid dynamics and coastal engineering. Many who read this book will be inspired to carry out research in those areas which still have many specific problems to be solved.' Bulletin

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Overview; Part I: 2. Historical drag expression; 3. Atmospheric and oceanic boundary layer physics; 4. Ocean wave spectra and integral properties; 5. Drag generation mechanisms; 6. Coupling mechanisms; 7. The measurement of surface stress; Part II: 8. The influence of swell on the drag; 9. The influence of unsteadiness; 10. The dependence on wave age; 11. The influence on mesoscale atmospheric processes; 12. Wind, stress and wave directions; 13. The influence of surface tension; 14. The influence of spatial inhomogeneity; 15. Basin boundaries; References; Index.