Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

By Joseph Pedlosky

Book Overview

This second edition of the widely acclaimed Geophysical Fluid Dynamics by Joseph Pedlosky offers the reader a high-level, unified treatment of the theory of the dynamics of large-scale motions of the oceans and atmosphere. Revised and updated, it includes expanded discussions of * the fundamentals of geostrophic turbulence * the theory of wave-mean flow interactions * thermocline theory * finite amplitude barocline instability.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387963871
• ISBN13: 9780387963877
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 710 Pages
• Weight: 2.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"