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Waves and Mean Flows

By Oliver Bühler

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
0521866367, 9780521866361
LCC
QC880.4.A8 B84 2009
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2576496 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics
Edition
1
Pages
363\363
Topic
Art Graphic Arts
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Interactions between waves and mean flows play a crucial role in understanding the long-term aspects of atmospheric and oceanographic modeling. Indeed, our ability to predict climate change hinges on our ability to model waves accurately. This book gives a modern account of the nonlinear interactions between waves and mean flows such as shear flows and vortices. A detailed account of the theory of linear dispersive waves in moving media is followed by a thorough introduction to classical wave-mean interaction theory. The author then extends the scope of the classical theory and lifts its restriction to zonally symmetric mean flows. The book is a fundamental reference for graduate students and researchers in fluid mechanics, and can be used as a text for advanced courses; it will also be appreciated by geophysicists and physicists who need an introduction to this important area in fundamental fluid dynamics and atmosphere-ocean science.

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