Geophysical Fluid Dynamics - Brossura

Pedlosky, Joseph

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0387963871 ISBN 13: 9780387963877

Casa editrice: Springer Nature, 1992

Riassunto

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.

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"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)

Contenuti:

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

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• Editore: Springer Nature
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0387963871
• ISBN 13: 9780387963877
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 710