Stochastic Modelling in Physical Oceanography: 39 (Progress in Probability, 39) - Hardcover

Adler, Robert; Müller, Peter; Rozovskii, B.L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0817637982 ISBN 13: 9780817637989

Publisher: Birkhäuser, 1996

Synopsis

The study of the ocean is almost as old as the history of mankind itself. When the first seafarers set out in their primitive ships they had to understand, as best they could, tides and currents, eddies and vortices, for lack of understanding often led to loss of live. These primitive oceanographers were, of course, primarily statisticians. They collected what empirical data they could, and passed it down, ini­ tially by word of mouth, to their descendants. Data collection continued throughout the millenia, and although data bases became larger, more re­ liable, and better codified, it was not really until surprisingly recently that mankind began to try to understand the physics behind these data, and, shortly afterwards, to attempt to model it. The basic modelling tool of physical oceanography is, today, the partial differential equation. Somehow, we all 'know" that if only we could find the right set of equations, with the right initial and boundary conditions, then we could solve the mysteries of ocean dynamics once and for all.

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Synopsis

This volumes shows how modelling of oceanographic systems with probabilistic behaviour can lead to to an understanding of the way in which water interacts with the physical world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Birkhäuser
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0817637982
• ISBN 13: 9780817637989
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 466