UID:
almafu_9959238370502883
Format:
1 online resource (xix, 341 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-139-63744-4
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1-107-19711-2
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1-282-31797-0
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9786612317972
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0-511-60489-0
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0-511-60457-2
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0-511-60379-7
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0-511-60519-6
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0-511-60549-8
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0-511-60301-0
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. The book is a fundamental reference for graduate students and researchers in fluid mechanics, and can be used as a text for advanced courses; it will also be appreciated by geophysicists and physicists who need an introduction to this important area in fundamental fluid dynamics and atmosphere-ocean science.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Elements of fluid dynamics -- Linear waves -- Geometric wave theory -- Dispersive waves and ray tracing -- Zonally symmetric wave-mean interaction theory -- Internal gravity waves -- Shear flows -- Three-dimensional rotating flow -- Rossby waves and balanced dynamics -- Lagrangian-mean theory -- Zonally symmetric GLM theory -- A framework for local interactions -- Wave-driven vortex dynamics on beaches -- Wave refraction by vortices.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-86636-7
Language:
English
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