The Turbulent Ocean

S. A. Thorpe

438 pages, parution le 08/12/2005

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Résumé

The subject of ocean turbulence is in a state of discovery and development with many intellectual challenges. This book describes the principal dynamic processes that control the distribution of turbulence, its dissipation of kinetic energy and its effects on the dispersion of properties such as heat, salinity, and dissolved or suspended matter in the deep ocean, the shallow coastal and the continental shelf seas. It focuses on the measurement of turbulence, and the consequences of turbulent motion in the oceanic boundary layers at the sea surface and near the seabed. Processes are illustrated by examples of laboratory experiments and field observations. The Turbulent Ocean provides an excellent resource for senior undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as an introduction and general overview for researchers. It will be of interest to all those involved in the study of fluid motion, in particular geophysical fluid mechanics, meteorology and the dynamics of lakes.

Comprehensive overview of recent research
Process descriptions illustrated with experimental and field observations

Of interest across disciplines: physical, biological, chemical and geophysical oceanography

Sommaire

Preface
Structure and résumé
Acknowledgements
Heat, buoyancy, instability and turbulence
Neutral stability: internal waves
Instability and transition to turbulence in stratified shear flowsConvective instabilities
Instability and breaking of internal waves in mid-water
The measurement of turbulence and mixing
Fine-structure, transient structures and turbulence in mid-water
The benthic boundary layer
The upper ocean boundary layer
Shallow sea
Boundary layers on beaches and submarine slopes
Topographically-related turbulence
Large-scale waves, eddies and dispersion
Epilogue
Appendices
References
Index of laboratory experiments
Subject index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	S. A. Thorpe
Parution	08/12/2005
Nb. de pages	438
Format	17,5 x 25,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1134g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521835435
ISBN13	978-0-521-83543-5