Air and Water Trade Winds, Hurricanes, Gulf Stream, Tsunamis and Other Striking Phenomena /

• Main Author: Moreau, René (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Physics.; Meteorology.; Oceanography.; Atmospheric sciences.; Fluids.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Atmospheric Sciences.

Air and water are so familiar that we all think we know them. Yet how difficult it remains to predict their behavior, with so many questions butting against the limits of our knowledge. How are cyclones, tornadoes, thunderstorms, tsunamis or floods generated — sometimes causing devastation and death...

Table of Contents:

• The atmosphere at rest
• The atmosphere in movement
• The vagaries of the atmosphere
• Heavier than air, how can they fly?
• The tranquil sea
• The sea that we see dancing
• Rivers and streams
• Lakes, dams, and major works
• Epilogue
• Appendix: Instabilities and turbulence
• Glossary
• Index.