Joseph Pedlosky

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-387-96387-7
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 710
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 41mm x 159mm x 236mm
• Gewicht: 1132g
• ISBN-13: 9780387963877
• ISBN-10: 0387963871
• Artikelnr.: 24490130

Inhaltsangabe

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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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)

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)