Ocean Dynamics /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Olbers, Dirk. (Autor), Willebrand, Jürgen. (Autor), Eden, Carsten. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.