Lagrangian Fluid Dynamics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521853101)

The emergence of observing systems such as acoustically-tracked floats in the deep ocean, and surface drifters navigating by satellite has seen renewed interest in Lagrangian fluid dynamics. Starting from the foundations of elementary kinematics and assuming some familiarity of Eulerian fluid dynamics, this book reviews the classical and new exact solutions of the Lagrangian framework, and then addresses the general solvability of the resulting general equations of motion. A unified account of turbulent diffusion and dispersion is offered, with applications among others to plankton patchiness in the ocean.

Author: Andrew Bennett
ISBN-10: 0521853109
ISBN-13: 9780521853101
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/09/2006
Pages: 310
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.24w x 0.77d