Quasi-Geostrophic Theory of Oceans and Atmosphere: Topics in the Dynamics and Thermodynamics of the Fluid Earth

by Fabio Cavallini and Fulvio Crisciani

Book Overview

Large-scale winds and currents tend to balance Coriolis and pressure gradient forces. The time evolution of these winds and currents is the subject of the quasi-geostrophic theory.
Chapter 1 presents concepts and equations of classical inertial fluid mechanics.
Chapter 2 deals with the equations of thermodynamics that close the governing equations of the fluids. Then, the motion is reformulated in a uniformly rotating reference frame.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400746903
• ISBN13: 9789400746909
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"