Ocean Dynamics

By Jürgen Willebrand, Dirk Olbers, Carsten Eden

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 366250605X
• ISBN13: 9783662506059
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 703 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"