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020 _a9780511605499 (ebook)
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_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQC880.4.A8
_bB84 2009
082 0 0 _a532/.0593
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100 1 _aBühler, Oliver,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aWaves and mean flows /
_cOliver Bühler.
246 3 _aWaves & Mean Flows
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2009.
300 _a1 online resource (xix, 341 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge monographs on mechanics
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aElements 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.
520 _aInteractions 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.
650 0 _aAtmospheric circulation.
650 0 _aNonlinear waves.
650 0 _aFluid dynamics.
650 0 _aWave-motion, Theory of.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521866361
830 0 _aCambridge monographs on mechanics.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511605499
999 _c518171
_d518169