Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 360 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
Edition:
Second edition
ISBN:
9781107478701
Series Statement:
Cambridge monographs on mechanics
Content:
Interactions between waves and mean flows play a crucial role in understanding the long-term aspects of atmospheric and oceanographic modelling. Indeed, our ability to predict climate change hinges on our ability to model waves accurately. This book gives a modern account of the nonlinear interactions between waves and mean flows, such as shear flows and vortices. A detailed account of the theory of linear dispersive waves in moving media is followed by a thorough introduction to classical wave-mean interaction theory. The author then extends the scope of the classical theory and lifts its restriction to zonally symmetric mean flows. It can be used as a fundamental reference, a course text, or by geophysicists and physicists needing a first introduction. This second edition includes brand new material, including a section on Langmuir circulations and the Craik–Leibovich instability. The author has also added exercises to aid students' learning
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107669666
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9781107669666
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781107478701
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