Quasi-geostrophic theory of oceans and atmosphere [electronic resource] : topics in the dynamics and thermodynamics of the fluid Earth / Fabio Cavallini, Fulvio Crisciani.

Large-scale winds and currents tend to balance Coriolis and pressure gradient forces. The time evolution of these winds and currents is the subject of the quasi-geostrophic theory. Chapter 1 presents concepts and equations of classical inertial fluid mechanics. Chapter 2 deals with the equations of...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author:	Cavallini, Fabio
Other Authors:	Crisciani, Fulvio
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2013.
Series:	Atmospheric and oceanographic sciences library ; v. 45.
Subjects:	Geophysics > Fluid models. Fluid mechanics. Oceanography. Atmospheric thermodynamics.