Waves and mean flows / Oliver Buhler.
Series: Cambridge monographs on mechanics Cambridge University Press, 2014Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xvi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781107669666 (pbk.)
- 1107669669 (pbk.)
- QC880.4 .A8 .B84 2009
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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BOOK | NCAR Library Foothills Lab | QC880.4 .A8 .B845 2014 | 1 | Available | 50583020001370 |
Previous edition: 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.