Large-scale winds and currents tend to balance Coriolis and pressure gradient forces. The time evolution of these winds and currents is the subject of the quasi-geostrophic theory. Chapter 1 presents concepts and equations of classical inertial fluid mechanics. Chapter 2 deals with the equations of thermodynamics that close the governing equations of the fluids. Then, the motion is reformulated in a uniformly rotating reference frame. Chapter 3 deals with the shallow-water model and the homogeneous model of wind-driven circulation. The chapter also describes a classical application of the Ekman layer to the atmosphere. Chapter 4 considers the two-layer model, as an introduction to baroclinic flows, together with the concept of available potential energy. Chapter 5 takes into account continuously stratified flows in the ocean and in the atmosphere.
| Autorius: | Fulvio Crisciani, Fabio Cavallini, |
| Serija: | Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library |
| Leidėjas: | Springer Netherlands |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2012 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 400 |
| ISBN-10: | 9400746903 |
| ISBN-13: | 9789400746909 |
| Formatas: | Knyga kietu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
| Žanras: | Oceanography (seas and oceans) |
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