Nonlinear Processes in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Subtitle: a tribute to the scientific work of Pedro Ripa
By: edited by O.U. Velasco Fuentes, J. Sheinbaum, J. Ochoa
Contributors: Sheinbaum, J.; Ochoa, J.
Publisher: Springer Netherlands; Imprint; Springer
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9789401000741
Other titles: Tribute to the Scientific Work of Pedro Ripa
Description: This volume deals with various nonlinear phenomena in geophysical flows. Processes studied are, among others, the stability of currents and vortices, internal wave generation and propagation, and atmosphere-ocean interaction. The geographic extent of the processes discussed range from the local (the Gulf of California and other marginal seas) to the global (the general oceanic circulation). The studies contained in this volume are based on observations (in situ as well as satellite measurements), theoretical analysis (Hamiltonian fluid dynamics and stability theory), numerical simulations and laboratory experiments.