Dynamics of the Equatorial Ocean
Dynamics of the Equatorial Ocean

Author: John P. Boyd

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-09-25

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 3662554763

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This book is the first comprehensive introduction to the theory of equatorially-confined waves and currents in the ocean. Among the topics treated are inertial and shear instabilities, wave generation by coastal reflection, semiannual and annual cycles in the tropic sea, transient equatorial waves, vertically-propagating beams, equatorial Ekman layers, the Yoshida jet model, generation of coastal Kelvin waves from equatorial waves by reflection, Rossby solitary waves, and Kelvin frontogenesis. A series of appendices on midlatitude theories for waves, jets and wave reflections add further material to assist the reader in understanding the differences between the same phenomenon in the equatorial zone versus higher latitudes.

Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics
Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics

Author: Geoffrey K. Vallis

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-11-06

Total Pages: 772

ISBN-13: 1139459961

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Fluid dynamics is fundamental to our understanding of the atmosphere and oceans. Although many of the same principles of fluid dynamics apply to both the atmosphere and oceans, textbooks tend to concentrate on the atmosphere, the ocean, or the theory of geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD). This textbook provides a comprehensive unified treatment of atmospheric and oceanic fluid dynamics. The book introduces the fundamentals of geophysical fluid dynamics, including rotation and stratification, vorticity and potential vorticity, and scaling and approximations. It discusses baroclinic and barotropic instabilities, wave-mean flow interactions and turbulence, and the general circulation of the atmosphere and ocean. Student problems and exercises are included at the end of each chapter. Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals and Large-Scale Circulation will be an invaluable graduate textbook on advanced courses in GFD, meteorology, atmospheric science and oceanography, and an excellent review volume for researchers. Additional resources are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521849692.

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Accessions List

Author: Environmental Science Information Center. Library and Information Services Division

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13:

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Accessions List

Author: Assessment and Information Services Center (U.S.). Library and Information Services Division

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 606

ISBN-13:

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Accessions List

Author: United States. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. Library and Information Services Division

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 606

ISBN-13:

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Physical Hydrodynamics
Physical Hydrodynamics

Author: Etienne Guyon

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 547

ISBN-13: 0198702450

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Exercises have also been added at the end of a number of chapters.

El Nino, La Nina, and the Southern Oscillation
El Nino, La Nina, and the Southern Oscillation

Author: S. George Philander

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 1989-12-14

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0080570984

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El Nino and the Southern Oscillation is by far the most striking phenomenon caused by the interplay of ocean and atmosphere. It can be explained neither in strictly oceanographic nor strictly meteorological terms. This volume provides a brief history of the subject, summarizes the oceanographic and meteorological observations and theories, and discusses the recent advances in computer modeling studies of the phenomenon. - Includes a comprehensive and up-to-date research survey - Discusses in detail sophisticated computer models - Provides a clear exposition of the major problems which prevent more accurate predictions of El Nino