{"product_id":"geophysical-fluid-dynamics-ii-emin-zsoy-9783030749330","title":"Geophysical Fluid Dynamics II: Stratified \/ Rotating Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere--Ocean","description":"This book develops a fundamental understanding of geophysical fluid dynamics based on a mathematical description of the flows of inhomogeneous fluids. It covers these topics: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. development of the equations of motion for an inhomogeneous fluid \u003cp\u003e2. review of thermodynamics\u003c\/p\u003e 3. thermodynamic and kinetic energy equations\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. equations of state for the atmosphere and the ocean, salt, and moisture effects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. concepts of potential temperature and potential density\u003c\/p\u003e 6. Boussinesq and quasi-geostrophic approximations\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. conservation equations for vorticity, mechanical and thermal energy instability theories, internal waves, mixing, convection, double-diffusion, stratified turbulence, fronts, intrusions, gravity currents \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGraduate students will be able to learn and apply the basic theory of geophysical fluid dynamics of inhomogeneous fluids on a rotating earth, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. derivation of the governing equations for a stratified fluid starting from basic principles of physics \u003cp\u003e2. review of thermodynamics, equations of state, isothermal, adiabatic, isentropic changes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. scaling of the equations, Boussinesq approximation, applied to the ocean and the atmosphere\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. examples of stratified flows at geophysical scales, steady and unsteady motions, inertia-gravity internal waves, quasi-geostrophic theory\u003c\/p\u003e \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emin ﾖzsoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030749339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030749330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d","brand":"Emin ﾖzsoy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982039941375,"sku":"9783030749330","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_52f7cede-42dc-4a8f-a568-6a2880b782c4.jpg?v=1683258933","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/geophysical-fluid-dynamics-ii-emin-zsoy-9783030749330","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}