| Quasi-Geostrophic Theory of Oceans and Atmosphere: Topics in the Dynamics and Thermodynamics of the Fluid Earth 2013 Edition Contributor(s): Cavallini, Fabio (Author), Crisciani, Fulvio (Author) |
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ISBN: 9400746903 ISBN-13: 9789400746909 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology - Science | Earth Sciences - Oceanography - Science | Mechanics - Thermodynamics |
| Dewey: 551.4 |
| Series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.37" W x 9.39" (1.51 lbs) 386 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Large-scale winds and currents tend to balance Coriolis and pressure gradient forces. The time evolution of these winds and currents is the subject of the quasi-geostrophic theory. Chapter 1 presents concepts and equations of classical inertial fluid mechanics. Chapter 2 deals with the equations of thermodynamics that close the governing equations of the fluids. Then, the motion is reformulated in a uniformly rotating reference frame. Chapter 3 deals with the shallow-water model and the homogeneous model of wind-driven circulation. The chapter also describes a classical application of the Ekman layer to the atmosphere. Chapter 4 considers the two-layer model, as an introduction to baroclinic flows, together with the concept of available potential energy. Chapter 5 takes into account continuously stratified flows in the ocean and in the atmosphere. |