Ocean Dynamics /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I Fundamental Laws
- Preliminaries
- Conservation Laws for Moving Fluids
- Part II Common Approximations
- Approximations Derived from Mode Filtering
- Approximations Relating to Density Changes and Geometric Conditions
- Geostrophic and Quasi-Geostrophic Motions
- Part III Ocean Waves
- Sound Waves
- Gravity Waves
- Long Waves
- Lagrangian Theory of Ocean Waves
- Forced Waves
- Part IV Oceanic Turbulence and Eddies
- Small-Scale Turbulence
- Geostrophic Turbulence
- Part V Aspects of Ocean Circulation Theory
- Forcing of the Ocean
- The Wind-Driven Circulation
- The Meridional Overturning of the Oceans
- The Circulation of the Southern Ocean
- Part VI Appendix
- Mathematical Basics
- Models of the Ocean Circulation List of Symbols
- Index.