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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; New York :
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| Series: | Atmospheric and oceanographic sciences library ;
v. 45. |
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| Summary: | 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 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 Ekma. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789400746916 9400746911 9400746903 9789400746909 |
| ISSN: | 1383-8601 ; |