Introduction to geophysical fluid dynamics
For courses on Dynamical Meteorology, Physical Oceanography, Intermediate Fluid Dynamics.This is the first and only introductory-level text available on geophysical fluid dynamics.
Print Book, English, ©1994
Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., ©1994
xv, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
9780133533019, 0133533018
29469406
Fundamentals; The Coriolis force; Th governing equations; Rotation effects; geostrophic flows and vorticity dynamics; The Ekman layer; Linear barotropic waves; Barotropic instability; Large-scale ocean circulation; Stratification effects; Stratification; Internal waves; Turbulence in stratified fluids; Combined rotation and stratification effects; Layered models; Stratified geostrophic dynamics; Upwelling; Quasi-geostrophic dynamics; Baroclinic instability; Fronts, jets and vortices; Climate dynamics; Equatorial dynamics; Wave kinematics