Rotating Hydraulics

Nonlinear Topographic Effects in the Ocean and Atmosphere

AvLawrence L.J. Pratt,John A. Whitehead

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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What is “rotating hydraulics” and why would anyone wish to read a book on the subject? The subject is also important for the study of the Earth’s climate because of the special opportunities for observation and long term monitoring made possible as a result of the choking effect.

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Utgivningsdatum:2016-08-23
Mått:155 x 235 x 31 mm
Vikt:1 019 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library
Antal sidor:592
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781493950430

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Lawrence Pratt is currently a senior scientist in the Department of Physical Oceanography at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. His main research interests cover the dynamics of meandering currents, especially the Gulf Stream and other separated western boundary currents.John A. Whitehead is currently a senior scientist in the Department of Physical Oceanography at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Innehållsförteckning

Review of the Hydraulics of Nonrotating, Homogeneous Flow.- The Hydraulics of Homogeneous Flow in a Rotating Channel.- Time-Dependence and Shocks.- Coastal Applications.- Two-Layer Flows in Rotating Channels.- Potential Vorticity Hydraulics.