Waves and Mean Flows

di Oliver Buhler (Autore)

Cambridge University Press, 2014

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.

• Autore: Oliver Buhler
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics
• Anno: 2014
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 374 p.
• Dimensioni: 248 x 174 mm
• Peso: 660 gr.
• EAN: 9781107669666

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