Fundamentals of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

A 2006 intermediate/advanced textbook which provides a concise and accessible introduction to geophysical fluid dynamics for a broad range of students.

List of contents

Preface; Symbols; 1. Purposes and value of geophysical fluid dynamics; 2. Fundamental dynamics; 3. Barotropic and vortex dynamics; 4. Rotating shallow-water and wave dynamics; 5. Baroclinic and jet dynamics; 6. Boundary-layer and wind-gyre dynamics; Afterword; Exercises; References; Index.

Summary

This 2006 textbook is a concise and accessible introduction to geophysical fluid dynamics for intermediate to advanced students of the physics, chemistry, and/or biology of Earth's fluid environment. Developed from the author's first-year graduate course at UCLA, readers should be familiar with general mechanics and PDEs.

Product details

• Authors: James C. McWilliams, James C. (University of California Mcwilliams, McWilliams James C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.12.2011
• EAN: 9781107404083
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40408-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Miscellaneous; Geophysics, SCIENCE / Mechanics / Fluids, SCIENCE / Physics / Geophysics, Fluid mechanics, Physics: Fluid mechanics