UID:
almahu_9948026543402882
Format:
1 online resource (483 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-77831-1
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9786611778316
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0-08-087073-2
Series Statement:
Elsevier oceanography series ; 35
Content:
This book provides a thorough treatment of both theoretical and observational aspects of the interaction between the sea-floor and the near-sea-floor dynamics; the effect this has on the distribution of internal and seabed stress; and the relevance of the associated dynamics to sedimentation processes. The theoretical work described involved both analytical and numerical modelling studies of a wide range of near-shore and shelf processes. These provide a valuable store of information on the interaction between the sea-floor and the dynamics of the overlying water. The book also includes an
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Physical Oceanography of Coastal and Shelf Seas; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; List of contributors; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. WAVE INTERACTIONS WITH RIPPLED SAND BEDS; Introduction; Part I. Field observations; Part II. The potential flow over a rippled bed; Part III. Some considerations of the wave boundary layer; References; CHAPTER 2. NEARSHORE CURRENTS AND SAND TRANSPORT ON BEACHES; Abstract; Introduction; Wave-generated nearshore currents; Littoral drift; Summary; Acknowledgements; References; CHAPTER 3. TURBULENCE MODELLING BENEATH WAVES OVER BEACHES; Abstract; Introduction
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Wave-induced turbulent flow above a plane horizontal boundaryTurbulent flow beneath waves approaching a shoreline over a sloping beach; Concluding remarks; References; CHAPTER 4. OBSERVATIONS OF TIDES OVER THE CONTINENTAL SHELF OF NORTH-WEST EUROPE; Introduction; Observation techniques; Tidal analysis; Cotidal charts; Dynamics of shelf tides; Discussion; References; CHAPTER 5. THE BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER OF SHELF SEAS; Introduction; The bed layer; The logarithmic layer; The outer part of the marine boundary layer; Turbulence spectra; The bursting phenomenon; Conclusions; Acknowledgements
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List of symbolsReferences; CHAPTER 6. A NUMERICAL MODEL OF SHALLOW-WATER FLOW OVER TOPOGRAPHY; Introduction; Formulation of models with one horizontal dimension; Tests of the models; Result; Modelling two horizontal dimensions; Conclusions; Acknowledgement; References; CHAPTER 7. TIDALLY INDUCED RESIDUAL FLOWS; Introduction; Tidally induced residual eddies; Definition of residual flows; The depth-averaged equations of motion; Residuals from the depth-averaged momentum equations; The vorticity equation; Residual vorticity; Some simple solutions for residual vorticity; Residual circulation
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ConclusionsList of symbols; References; CHAPTER 8. COMPARISON OF COMPUTED AND OBSERVED RESIDUAL CURRENTS DURING JONSDAP '76; Abstract; Introduction; Three-dimensional shelf model; The meteorological data; Wind-induced circulation for the period 1-9 April 1976; Surface current to wind-speed ratio; Concluding remarks; Acknowledgement; References; CHAPTER 9. DEVELOPMENT OF A THREE-LAYERED SPECTRAL MODEL FOR THE MOTION OF A STRATIFIED SEA . 1 . BASIC EQUATIONS; Abstract; Introduction; Basic equations; Vertical integration of the equations of motion; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions
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The inverse transformationGeneral procedure; The case of eddy viscosity uniform through the depth in each layer; References; CHAPTER 10. DEVELOPMENT OF A THREE-LAYERED SPECTRAL MODEL FOR THE MOTION OF A STRATIFIED SEA . II. EXPERIMENTS WITH A RECTANGULAR BASIN REPRESENTING THE CELTIC SEA; Abstract; Introduction; Rectangular sea model; Radiation boundary conditions; Model with fine grid: time and space splitting; Grid schemes; Computational results; Concluding summary; Acknowledgement; References; SUBJECT INDEX
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-444-42153-X
Language:
English
