TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bühler,Oliver
TI  - Waves and mean flows
T2  - Cambridge monographs on mechanics
SN  - 9780511605499 (ebook)
AV  - QC880.4.A8 B84 2009
U1  - 532/.0593 22
PY  - 2009///
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); Elements of fluid dynamics -- Linear waves -- Geometric wave theory -- Dispersive waves and ray tracing -- Zonally symmetric wave-mean interaction theory -- Internal gravity waves -- Shear flows -- Three-dimensional rotating flow -- Rossby waves and balanced dynamics -- Lagrangian-mean theory -- Zonally symmetric GLM theory -- A framework for local interactions -- Wave-driven vortex dynamics on beaches -- Wave refraction by vortices
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. 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511605499
ER  -