TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bühler,Oliver
TI  - Waves and mean flows
T2  - Cambridge monographs on mechanics
SN  - 9781107478701 (ebook)
AV  - QC880.4.A8 B84 2014
U1  - 532.0593 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Atmospheric circulation
KW  - Nonlinear waves
KW  - Fluid dynamics
KW  - Wave-motion, Theory of
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
N2  - Interactions between waves and mean flows play a crucial role in understanding the long-term aspects of atmospheric and oceanographic modelling. 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. It can be used as a fundamental reference, a course text, or by geophysicists and physicists needing a first introduction. This second edition includes brand new material, including a section on Langmuir circulations and the Craik-Leibovich instability. The author has also added exercises to aid students' learning
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107478701
ER  -