| Main Title |
Quasi-geostrophic theory of oceans and atmosphere : topics in the dynamics and thermodynamics of the fluid earth / |
| Author |
Cavallini, Fabio.
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Springer, |
| Year Published |
2013 |
| OCLC Number |
813379217 |
| ISBN |
9789400746909 (cased); 9400746903 (cased) |
| Subjects |
Geophysics--Fluid models ;
Fluid mechanics ;
Oceanography ;
Atmospheric thermodynamics
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ELBM |
QC809.F5C38 2013 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
02/02/2015 |
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| Collation |
xiii, 385 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Fundamentals -- 1. Basic Continuum Mechanics -- 1.1. Kinematics of Continua -- 1.1.1. The Continuum Hypothesis and the Concept of Material Element -- 1.1.2. Kinematics of Material Elements -- 1.2. Dynamics of Fluids -- 1.2.1. Momentum Equation -- 1.2.2. Basic Concepts of Vorticity Dynamics -- 1.2.3.A Look at Turbulence -- 1.2.4. Appendix: Galilean Covariance of the Lagrangian Derivative -- 2. Basic Geophysical Fluid Dynamics -- 2.1. Constitutive Equations -- 2.1.1. Equations of State -- 2.1.2. Thermodynamic Equations of Dry Air and Seawater -- 2.1.3.Compressibility and Incompressibility -- 2.2. Internal Gravity Waves in Adiabatic and Frictionless Fluids -- 2.2.1. Definition of the Model -- 2.2.2. Evolution Equations for the Velocity, Pressure and Density Fields -- 2.3. Rotating Flows -- 2.3.1. Basic Parameters of the Earth and Local Cartesian Coordinate Systems -- 2.3.2. Uniformly Rotating Coordinate Frames. Contents note continued: 2.3.3. The Equations of Fluid Mechanics for Uniformly Rotating Systems -- 2.3.4. Covariance of the Gradient Operator in Passing from an Inertial to a Rotating Frame of Reference -- 2.3.5. Governing Equations of Long Gravity Waves -- 2.3.6. Poincare and Kelvin Waves -- 2.3.7. Vorticity and Potential Vorticity of a Uniformly Rotating Flow -- 2.3.8. Appendix: Hydraulics and Earth's Rotation -- 2.4. Large-Scale Flows -- 2.4.1. Phenomenology of Large-Scale Circulation of Geophysical Flows -- 2.4.2. Governing Equations of Large-Scale, Geophysical Flows -- pt. II Applications -- 3. Quasi-Geostrophic Single-Layer Models -- 3.1. Shallow-Water Model -- 3.1.1. The Quasi-Geostrophic, Shallow-Water Model -- 3.1.2. Developments of the Shallow-Water Equations for Modelling Wind-Driven Ocean Circulation -- 3.2. Homogeneous Model -- 3.2.1. The Ekman Layers -- 3.2.2. The Homogeneous Model of the Wind-Driven Oceanic Circulation -- 3.2.3. Classical Solutions of the Homogeneous Model. Contents note continued: 3.2.4. Basic Dynamics of the Atmospheric Ekman Layer -- 4. Quasi-Geostrophic Two-Layer Model -- 4.1. Basic QG Equations for the Two-Layer Model -- 4.1.1. The Quasi-Geostrophic Two-Layer Model -- 4.1.2. Frictional Interaction Between the Layers -- 4.1.3. The Vorticity Equations of the Two-Layer Model -- 4.1.4. Wave-Like Solution of the Model -- 4.1.5. Behaviour of the Interface -- 4.2. Energetics of the Two-Layer Model -- 4.2.1. Energetics Associated to the Quasi-Geostrophic Two-Layer Model -- 4.2.2. Available Potential Energy of a Two-Layer Fluid -- 4.2.3. Integrated Energetics of the Two-Layer Model (4.65)---(4.66) -- 5. Quasi-Geostrophic Models of Continuously Stratified Flows -- 5.1. QG Continuously Stratified Flows in the Ocean -- 5.1.1. The Quasi-Geostrophic Oceanic Mesoscale -- 5.1.2. Quasi-Geostrophic Dynamics at the Oceanic Basin Scale -- 5.1.3. The Effects of Bathymetry -- 5.1.4. Forced and Wave-Like Circulation. Contents note continued: 5.2. QG Continuously Stratified Flows in the Atmosphere -- 5.2.1. Basic Synoptic-Scale Dynamics of the Atmosphere -- 5.2.2. Thermally Forced Stationary Waves -- 5.2.3. The Effects of Topography. |
| Place Published |
Dordrecht |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
Atmospheric and oceanographic sciences library ; v. 45. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
©2013 |
| Series Title Untraced |
Atmospheric and oceanographic sciences library, vol. 45 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
unmediated |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
volume |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2012945304 |
| Merged OCLC records |
788252941 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20150126111857 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
05345cam 2200625Ia 45020 |
