{"product_id":"9783030749330","title":"Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment: Stratified \/ Rotating Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere—Ocean","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment: Stratified \/ Rotating Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere—Ocean\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eÖzsoy, Emin\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book develops a fundamental understanding of geophysical fluid dynamics based on a mathematical description of the flows of inhomogeneous fluids. It covers these topics:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. development of the equations of motion for an inhomogeneous fluid  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. review of thermodynamics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n3. thermodynamic and kinetic energy equations\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e4. equations of state for the atmosphere and the ocean, salt, and moisture effects\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e5. concepts of potential temperature and potential density\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n6. Boussinesq and quasi-geostrophic approximations\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e7. conservation equations for vorticity, mechanical and thermal energy instability theories, internal waves, mixing, convection, double-diffusion, stratified turbulence, fronts, intrusions, gravity currents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGraduate students will be able to learn and apply the basic theory of geophysical fluid dynamics of inhomogeneous fluids on a rotating earth, including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. derivation of the governing equations for a stratified fluid starting from basic principles of physics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e2. review of thermodynamics, equations of state, isothermal, adiabatic, isentropic changes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e3. scaling of the equations, Boussinesq approximation, applied to the ocean and the atmosphere\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e4. examples of stratified flows at geophysical scales, steady and unsteady motions, inertia-gravity internal waves, quasi-geostrophic theory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e5. vorticity and energy conservation in stratified fluids\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.boundary layer convection in stratified containers and basins\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2021-08-14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030749330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-74934-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 323\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47516269805708,"sku":"9783030749330","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030749330.jpg?v=1775965172","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783030749330","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}