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Informationen zum Autor JOHN GREEN is a retired newspaperman. A graduate of both the University of British Columbia and Columbia University, he became interested in the sasquatch in 1957 while he was owner/publisher of the Agassiz-Harrison Advance newspaper and has spent the past 38 years as one of the most active participants in all aspects of the sasquatch investigation. His personal odyssey has ranged from hunting the sasquatch in the wild to following their trail across the continent, to tracking them by computer, and he has been the leader in the long attempt, only now beginning to bearing fruit, to involve the scientific community in the search.. He has written several books on the sasquatch and is considered a pre-eminent authority in the field, having been keynote speaker at all three of the major scientific symposiums so far held on this subject. John and his wife, June, live in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia. A profile of John's sasquatch-related activities is included in Meet the Sasquatch under Tributes - Canadian and American Researchers. Klappentext In his book! John Green presents a unique personal insight into the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and atmospheric dynamics. Generations of students have benefited from his lectures! and this book! many years in the making! is the result of his wide teaching and research experience. The theory of fluid flow has developed to such an extent that very complex mathematics and models are currently used to describe it! but many of the fundamental results follow from relatively simple considerations: these classic principles are derived here in a novel! distinctive! and at times even idiosyncratic! way. The book is an introduction to fluid mechanics in the atmosphere for students and researchers that are already familiar with the subject! but who wish to extend their knowledge and philosophy beyond the currently popular development of conventional undergraduate instruction. Zusammenfassung Generations of students have benefited from John Green's lectures! and this book! many years in the making! presents his unique personal insight into the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and atmospheric dynamics. It will extend the knowledge and philosophy of students and researchers beyond that of conventional instruction. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Description of atmospheric motion systems; 2. Notation; 3. Fundamental equations; 4. Nearly horizontal atmosphere; 5. Gravity waves; 6. Shearing instability; 7. Vertical convection; 8. Mesoscale motion; 9. Motion of large scale; 10. The forecast problem; 11. Motion in a barotropic atmosphere; 12. Modelling; 13. Models; 14. Transport and mixing; 15. General circulation; Appendix; Index....
