Atmospheric Dynamics

John Green - Collection Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series

214 pages, parution le 01/04/2005

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Résumé

In his book, John Green presents a unique personal insight into the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and atmospheric dynamics. Generations of students have benefited from his lectures, and this book, many years in the making, is the result of his wide teaching and research experience.

The theory of fluid flow has developed to such an extent that very complex mathematics and models are currently used to describe it, but many of the fundamental results follow from relatively simple considerations: these classic principles are derived here in a novel, distinctive, and at times even idiosyncratic, way.

The book is an introduction to fluid mechanics in the atmosphere for students and researchers that are already familiar with the subject, but who wish to extend their knowledge and philosophy beyond the currently popular development of conventional undergraduate instruction.

Sommaire

Introduction
Description of atmospheric motion systems
Notation
Fundamental equations
Nearly horizontal atmosphere
Gravity waves
Shearing instability
Vertical convection
Mesoscale motion
Motion of large scale
The forecast problem
Motion in a barotropic atmosphere
Modelling
Models
Transport and mixing
General circulation
Appendix
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	John Green
Collection	Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series
Parution	01/04/2005
Nb. de pages	214
Format	19 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	414g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521616966
ISBN13	978-0-521-61696-6