Introduction to geophysical fluid dynamics
Subtitle: physical and numerical aspects
By: Benoit Cushman-Roisin, Jean-Marie Beckers
Contributors: Beckers, Jean-Marie
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: International geophysics series -- v. 101; International geophysics series -- v. 101.
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Waltham, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 828
ISBN-13: 9780120887590
Subjects: Fluid dynamics; Geophysics
Other titles: Geophysical fluid dynamics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 795-813) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1, Fundamentals: Introduction ; The Coriolis force ; Equations of fluid motion ; Equations governing geophysical flows ; Diffusive processes ; Transport and fate; title: Part 2, Rotation effects: Geostrophic flows and vorticity dynamics ; The Ekman layer ; Barotropic waves ; Barotropic instability; title: Part 3, Stratification effects: Stratification ; Layered models ; Internal waves ; Turbulence in stratified fluids; title: Part 4, Combined rotation and stratification effects: Dynamics of stratified rotating flows ; Quasi-geostrophic dynamics ; Instabilities of rotating stratified flows ; Fronts, jets and vortices; title: Part 5, Special topics: Atmospheric general circulation ; Oceanic general circulation ; Equatorial dynamics ; Data assimilation; title: Part 6, Web site information: Elements of fluid mechanics ; Wave kinematics ; Recapitulation of numerical schemes.