Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics: Physical and Numerical Aspects

✍ Scribed by Benoit Cushman-Roisin and Jean-Marie Beckers (Eds.)

• Publisher: AP
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 739
• Series: International Geophysics 101
• Edition: 2ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides an introductory-level exploration of geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD), the principles governing air and water flows on large terrestrial scales. Physical principles are illustrated with the aid of the simplest existing models, and the computer methods are shown in juxtaposition with the equations to which they apply. It explores contemporary topics of climate dynamics and equatorial dynamics including the Greenhouse Effect, global warming, and the El Nino Southern Oscillation. Combines both physical and numerical aspects of geophysical fluid dynamics into a single affordable volumeExplores contemporary topics such as the Greenhouse Effect, global warming and the El Nino Southern OscillationBiographical and historical notes at the ends of chapters trace the intellectual development of the fieldRecipient of the 2010 Wernaers Prize, awarded each year by the National Fund for Scientific Research of Belgium (FNR-FNRS).

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
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Page ii

Copyright Page
Page iv

Foreword
Page xiii

Preface
Pages xv-xvi

Preface of the First Edition
Pages xvii-xviii

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Pages 3-39
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Chapter 2 - The Coriolis Force
Pages 41-75
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Chapter 3 - Equations of Fluid Motion
Pages 77-97
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Chapter 4 - Equations Governing Geophysical Flows
Pages 99-129
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Chapter 5 - Diffusive Processes
Pages 131-161
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Chapter 6 - Transport and Fate
Pages 163-202
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Chapter 7 - Geostrophic Flows and Vorticity Dynamics
Pages 205-238
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Chapter 8 - The Ekman Layer
Pages 239-270
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Chapter 9 - Barotropic Waves
Pages 271-315
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Chapter 10 - Barotropic Instability
Pages 317-344
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Chapter 11 - Stratification
Pages 347-364
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Chapter 12 - Layered Models
Pages 365-394
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Chapter 13 - Internal Waves
Pages 395-424
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Chapter 14 - Turbulence in Stratified Fluids
Pages 425-470
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Chapter 15 - Dynamics of Stratified Rotating Flows
Pages 473-520
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Chapter 16 - Quasi-Geostrophic Dynamics
Pages 521-551
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Chapter 17 - Instabilities of Rotating Stratified Flows
Pages 553-587
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Chapter 18 - Fronts, Jets and Vortices
Pages 589-623
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Chapter 19 - Atmospheric General Circulation
Pages 627-655
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Chapter 20 - Oceanic General Circulation
Pages 657-699
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Chapter 21 - Equatorial Dynamics
Pages 701-724
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Chapter 22 - Data Assimilation
Pages 725-760
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Introduction
Pages 761-762

Appendix A - Elements of Fluid Mechanics
Pages 763-772

Appendix B - Wave Kinematics
Pages 773-782

Appendix C - Recapitulation of Numerical Schemes
Pages 783-793

References
Pages 795-813

Index
Pages 815-828

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