Call number:
AWI A6-12-0045
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents: - PART I FUNDAMENTAL LAWS. - 1 Preliminaries. - 2 Conservation laws for moving fluids. - PART II COMMON APPROXIMATIONS. - 3 Approximations derived from mode filtering. - 4 Approximations relating to density changes and geometric conditions. - 5 Geostrophic and quasi-geostrophic motions. - PART III OCEAN WAVES. - 6 Sound waves. - 7 Gravity waves. - 8 Long waves. - 9 Lagrangian theory of ocean waves. - 10 Forced waves. - PART IV OCEANIC TURBULENCE AND EDDIES. - 11 Small-scale turbulence. - 12 Geostrophic turbulence. - PART V ASPECTS OF OCEAN CIRCULATION THEORY. - 13 Forcing of the Ocean. - 14 The wind-driven circulation. - 15 The meridional overturning of the oceans. - 16 The circulation of the Southern Ocean. - PART VI APPENDIX. - A Mathematical basics. - B Models of the ocean circulation.
Description / Table of Contents:
Ocean Dynamics is a concise introduction to the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, non-equilibrium thermodynamics and the common approximations for geophysical fluid dynamics and presents a comprehensive approach to large-scale ocean circulation theory. Each of the five parts of the book - fundamental laws, common approximations, ocean waves, oceanic turbulence and eddies, and selected aspects of ocean circulation theory - starts with elementary considerations, blending then classical topics with more advanced developments of fluid mechanics and theoretical oceanography for the respective field.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
xxiii, 704 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
Edition:
1. Aufl.
ISBN:
9783642234491
Branch Library:
AWI Library
