Waves and mean flows / Oliver Bühler, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University.
Material type: TextSeries: Cambridge monographs on mechanicsPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (xvi, 360 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781107478701 (ebook)
- Waves & Mean Flows
- 532.0593 23
- QC880.4.A8 B84 2014
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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.
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