UID:
almafu_9960119498602883
Format:
1 online resource (x, 213 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-86821-9
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0-511-52495-1
Series Statement:
Cambridge atmospheric and space science series
Content:
In his book, John Green presents a unique personal insight into the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and atmospheric dynamics. Generations of students have benefited from his lectures, and this book, many years in the making, is the result of his wide teaching and research experience. The theory of fluid flow has developed to such an extent that very complex mathematics and models are currently used to describe it, but many of the fundamental results follow from relatively simple considerations: these classic principles are derived here in a novel, distinctive, and at times even idiosyncratic, way. The book is an introduction to fluid mechanics in the atmosphere for students and researchers that are already familiar with the subject, but who wish to extend their knowledge and philosophy beyond the currently popular development of conventional undergraduate instruction.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Ch. 1. Description of atmospheric motion systems -- Ch. 2. Notation -- Ch. 3. Fundamental equations -- Ch. 4. Nearly horizontal atmosphere -- Ch. 5. Gravity waves -- Ch. 6. Shearing instability -- Ch. 7. Vertical convection -- Ch. 8. Mesoscale motion -- Ch. 9. Motion of large scale -- Ch. 10. The forecast problem -- Ch. 11. Motion in a barotropic atmosphere -- Ch. 12. Modelling -- Ch. 13. Models -- Ch. 14. Transport and mixing -- Ch. 15. General circulation.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-61696-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-24975-9
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511524950
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