Fluid Physics for Oceanographers and Physicists
Author : Jerome Williams
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 27,40 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Dynamic meteorology
ISBN : 9780008033927
Fluid Physics for Oceanographers and Physicists
Author : Jerome Williams
Publisher : Pergamon
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 26,61 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Science
ISBN :
Book Description
Fluid Physics for Oceanographers and Physicists
Author : Samuel A. Elder
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,43 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Science
ISBN :
Book Description
A clear and concise introduction to the physics of low speed fluid mechanics, emphasising fundamental concepts and methods. This book is designed as a one semester coursebook providing a sound foundation in continuum mechanics. The choice and treatment of topics provides a fresh approach aimed at making the more abstruse aspects of the subjects more accessible to students, and easier to teach. Mathematical difficulty progresses through the book with only a basic knowledge of differential calculus assumed at the outset. Where appropriate an alternative, more advanced, treatment has been provided. Plenty of illustrations and worked examples are used to clarify each new concept, and exercises are provided at the end of each chapter to test the student's knowledge and understanding, and assist in the development of problem-solving skills. The second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, with new material on geostrophic flow and the instability of stratified flow.
Fluid Physics in Geology
Author : David Jon Furbish
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 30,63 MB
Release : 1997-01-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 0195077016
Book Description
Fluid Physics in Geology is a fluid mechanics text for geologists; it provides an introductory treatment of the physical and dynamical behaviour of fluids, aimed at students who need to understand fluid behaviour and motion in the context of a wide variety of geological problems.
Fluid Physics for Oceanographers and Physicists
Author : Jerome Williams
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 16,37 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Fluids
ISBN : 9780029461358
Book Description
Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics
Author : Geoffrey K. Vallis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 26,27 MB
Release : 2006-11-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139459961
Book Description
Fluid dynamics is fundamental to our understanding of the atmosphere and oceans. Although many of the same principles of fluid dynamics apply to both the atmosphere and oceans, textbooks tend to concentrate on the atmosphere, the ocean, or the theory of geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD). This textbook provides a comprehensive unified treatment of atmospheric and oceanic fluid dynamics. The book introduces the fundamentals of geophysical fluid dynamics, including rotation and stratification, vorticity and potential vorticity, and scaling and approximations. It discusses baroclinic and barotropic instabilities, wave-mean flow interactions and turbulence, and the general circulation of the atmosphere and ocean. Student problems and exercises are included at the end of each chapter. Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals and Large-Scale Circulation will be an invaluable graduate textbook on advanced courses in GFD, meteorology, atmospheric science and oceanography, and an excellent review volume for researchers. Additional resources are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521849692.
Principles of Ocean Physics
Author : John R. Apel
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 22,82 MB
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 1483288056
Book Description
In recent years, significant advances in both the theoretical and observational sides of physical oceanography have allowed the ocean's physical behavior to be described more quantitatively. This book discusses the physical mechanisms and processes of the sea, and will be valuable not only to oceanographers but also physicists, graduate students, and scientists working in dynamics or optics of the marine environment.
Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Author : Benoit Cushman-Roisin
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 20,31 MB
Release : 2011-08-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080916783
Book Description
Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics provides an introductory-level exploration of geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD), the principles governing air and water flows on large terrestrial scales. Physical principles are illustrated with the aid of the simplest existing models, and the computer methods are shown in juxtaposition with the equations to which they apply. It explores contemporary topics of climate dynamics and equatorial dynamics, including the Greenhouse Effect, global warming, and the El Nino Southern Oscillation. - Combines both physical and numerical aspects of geophysical fluid dynamics into a single affordable volume - Explores contemporary topics such as the Greenhouse Effect, global warming and the El Nino Southern Oscillation - Biographical and historical notes at the ends of chapters trace the intellectual development of the field - Recipient of the 2010 Wernaers Prize, awarded each year by the National Fund for Scientific Research of Belgium (FNR-FNRS)
The Interaction of Ocean Waves and Wind
Author : Peter Janssen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 45,66 MB
Release : 2004-10-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521465400
Book Description
This book was published in 2004. The Interaction of Ocean Waves and Wind describes in detail the two-way interaction between wind and ocean waves and shows how ocean waves affect weather forecasting on timescales of 5 to 90 days. Winds generate ocean waves, but at the same time airflow is modified due to the loss of energy and momentum to the waves; thus, momentum loss from the atmosphere to the ocean depends on the state of the waves. This volume discusses ocean wave evolution according to the energy balance equation. An extensive overview of nonlinear transfer is given, and as a by-product the role of four-wave interactions in the generation of extreme events, such as freak waves, is discussed. Effects on ocean circulation are described. Coupled ocean-wave, atmosphere modelling gives improved weather and wave forecasts. This volume will interest ocean wave modellers, physicists and applied mathematicians, and engineers interested in shipping and coastal protection.
Fluid Dynamics for Physicists
Author : T. E. Faber
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 11,86 MB
Release : 1995-08-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521429696
Book Description
It is over three hundred and fifty years since Torricelli discovered the law obeyed by fountains, yet fluid dynamics remains an active and important branch of physics. This book provides an accessible and comprehensive account of the subject, emphasising throughout the fundamental physical principles, and stressing the connections with other branches of physics. Beginning with a gentle introduction, the book goes on to cover Bernouilli's theorem, compressible flow, potential flow, surface waves, viscosity, vorticity dynamics, thermal convection and instabilities, turbulence, non-Newtonian fluids and the propagation and attenuation of sound in gases. Undergraduate or graduate students in physics or engineering who are taking courses in fluid dynamics will find this book invaluable, but it will also be of great interest to anyone who wants to find out more about this fascinating subject.
