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Beschreibung
An innovative survey of large-scale ocean circulation that links observations, conceptual models, numerical models, and theories.
An innovative survey of large-scale ocean circulation that links observations, conceptual models, numerical models, and theories.
Über den Autor
Barry A. Klinger is Associate Professor in the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences at George Mason University, Virginia. His primary research interests are large-scale ocean circulation and its effects on climate, which he investigates with numerical models and theory. Since the early 2000s, he has been affiliated with the Climate Dynamics Doctoral program at George Mason University.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Physical oceanography: methods and dynamical framework; 2. Rotating and shallow water flow; 3. Two-dimensional horizontal circulation; 4. Surface and mixed layer properties; 5. Depth-dependent gyre circulation; 6. Equatorial circulation, shallow overturning, and up-welling; 7. Eddies and small scale mixing; 8. Deep meridional overturning; 9. The Southern Ocean nexus; 10. Arctic circulation; 11. Heat flux, freshwater flux, and climate; Appendix A. Data sources; Appendix B. Vector calculus and spherical coordinates; Appendix C. Tables of notation and useful values; References; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Fachbereich: Mechanik & Akustik
Genre: Importe, Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780521768436
ISBN-10: 0521768438
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Klinger, Barry A.
Haine, Thomas W. N.
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 250 x 193 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Barry A. Klinger (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.03.2019
Gewicht: 1,178 kg
Artikel-ID: 123877933