Overview
- The book contains a detailed presentation of mathematical computations, which allows the reader to concentrate on physical aspects of the subject
- A main unifying technique (asymptotic expansion based on scale analysis) is used throughout the book to develop various applications
- The book makes use of a new notation that facilitates the physical interpretation of mathematical formulas
Part of the book series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library (ATSL, volume 45)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Fundamentals
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. Fulvio Crisciani is lecturer at the University of Trieste (Italy). He has more than 25 years experience in oceanography and is specialized in geophysical fluid dynamics and the climate of the gulf of Trieste.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Quasi-Geostrophic Theory of Oceans and Atmosphere
Book Subtitle: Topics in the Dynamics and Thermodynamics of the Fluid Earth
Authors: Fabio Cavallini, Fulvio Crisciani
Series Title: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4691-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-4690-9Published: 12 August 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8112-1Published: 21 September 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4691-6Published: 11 August 2012
Series ISSN: 1383-8601
Series E-ISSN: 2215-162X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 386
Topics: Oceanography, Atmospheric Sciences, Fluid- and Aerodynamics, Thermodynamics