Ocean Mixing

This book examines how large-scale processes drive centimetre-scale mixing throughout the stratified ocean.

List of contents

1. Mixing and its role in the ocean; 2. Thermodynamics and seawater properties; 3. Turbulence; 4. Double diffusion; 5. Sampling mixing and its environment; 6. Internal waves and the vortical mode; 7. Interactions and dissipation of internal waves and the vortical mode; 8. Mixing in the stratified interior; Appendix.

About the author

Michael C. Gregg is an Emeritus Professor of Oceanography at the University of Washington. He is a leading expert on small-scale mixing processes and turbulence in the ocean, and has devoted his career to understanding these processes and how they impact larger-scale ocean dynamics. He was awarded the Henry Stommel Research Medal by the American Meteorological Society for his work on mixing and turbulence and is a fellow of the AGU, AMS and the AAAS.

Summary

This book examines how large-scale processes drive centimetre-scale mixing throughout the stratified ocean. It explores the primary factors affecting mixing and turbulence, and reviews insights from laboratory studies and numerical modelling. It is an excellent reference for researchers and graduate students in oceanography and related fields.

Product details

• Authors: Michael C Gregg, Michael C. Gregg, Michael C. (University of Washington) Gregg, Gregg Michael C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781107173804
• ISBN: 978-1-107-17380-4
• No. of pages: 378
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical, SCIENCE / Mechanics / Fluids, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Limnology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Oceanography, Atmospheric physics, Fluid mechanics, Mechanics of fluids, Limnology (inland waters), Oceanography (seas and oceans), Oceanography (seas), Physics: Fluid mechanics, Limnology (Freshwater), Engineering: Mechanics of fluids