Ocean Dynamics

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Olbers, Dirk (Συγγραφέας), Willebrand, Jürgen (Συγγραφέας), Eden, Carsten (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Oceanography.; Geophysics.; Environmental sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics and Environmental Physics.; Environmental Physics.

Ocean Dynamics’ is a concise introduction to the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, non-equilibrium thermodynamics and the common approximations for geophysical fluid dynamics, presenting a comprehensive approach to large-scale ocean circulation theory. The book is written on the physical and mathemat...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I Fundamental Laws
• Preliminaries
• Conservation Laws for Moving Fluids
• Part II Common Approximations
• Approximations Derived from Mode Filtering
• Approximations Relating to Density Changes and Geometric Conditions
• Geostrophic and Quasi-Geostrophic Motions
• Part III Ocean Waves
• Sound Waves
• Gravity Waves
• Long Waves
• Lagrangian Theory of Ocean Waves
• Forced Waves
• Part IV Oceanic Turbulence and Eddies
• Small-Scale Turbulence
• Geostrophic Turbulence
• Part V Aspects of Ocean Circulation Theory
• Forcing of the Ocean
• The Wind-Driven Circulation
• The Meridional Overturning of the Oceans
• The Circulation of the Southern Ocean
• Part VI Appendix
• Mathematical Basics
• Models of the Ocean Circulation List of Symbols
• Index.