Overview
- Concise introduction into the topic
- Extensive bibliography and index
- Appendix provides short excursions into the mathematical background
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Ocean Dynamics’ is a concise introduction to the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, non-equilibrium thermodynamics and the common approximations for geophysical fluid dynamics, presenting a comprehensive approach to large-scale ocean circulation theory. The book is written on the physical and mathematical level of graduate students in theoretical courses of physical oceanography, meteorology and environmental physics. An extensive bibliography and index, extensive side notes and recommendations for further reading, and a comparison with the specific atmospheric physics where applicable, makes this volume also a useful reading for researchers. Each of the four parts of the book – fundamental laws, common approximations, ocean waves, oceanic turbulence and eddies, and selected aspects of ocean dynamics – starts with elementary considerations, blending then classical topics with more advanced developments of fluid mechanics and theoretical oceanography. The last part covers the theory of the global wind-driven circulation in homogeneous and stratified regimes, the circulation and overturning in the Southern Ocean, and the global meridional overturning and thermohaline-driven circulation. Emphasis is placed on simple physical models rather than access to extensive numerical results, enabling students to understand and reproduce the complex theory mostly by analytical means. All equations and models are derived in detail and illustrated by numerous figures. The appendix provides short excursions into the mathematical background, such as vector analysis, statistics, and differential equations
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Fundamental Laws
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Ocean Waves
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Oceanic Turbulence and Eddies
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Aspects of Ocean Circulation Theory
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Reviews
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“The aim of the present book is a thorough and careful representation of the ocean dynamics. … The excellent comprehensive work is intended for graduate students of physical oceanography, meteorology, geophysics and general physics, as well as to any reader interested in a thorough discussion of ocean dynamics. The volume is also useful for researchers working in the field of climate physics.” (Claudia-Veronika Meister, zbMATH, Vol. 1296, 2014)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ocean Dynamics
Authors: Dirk Olbers, Jürgen Willebrand, Carsten Eden
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23450-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-23449-1Published: 05 June 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50605-9Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-23450-7Published: 27 April 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 703
Topics: Oceanography, Geophysics and Environmental Physics, Environmental Physics