Dynamical Oceanography (Paperback or Softback)

Dijkstra, Henk A.

ISBN 10: 3642095259 / ISBN 13: 9783642095252

Published by Springer 10/19/2010, 2010

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Dynamical Oceanography 1.3.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dynamical Oceanography (Paperback or Softback)
• Publisher: Springer 10/19/2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3642095259
• ISBN 13: 9783642095252
• Binding: Paperback or Softback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

This textbook provides a mathematical introduction to the theory of large-scale ocean circulation. It is accessible for readers with an elementary knowledge of mathematics and physics, including continuum mechanics and solution methods for ordinary differential equations.

At the end of each chapter several exercises are formulated. Many of these are aimed to further develop methodological skills and to get familiar with the physical concepts. New material is introduced in only a few of these exercises. Fully worked out answers to all exercises can be downloaded from the book’s web site.

About the Author

Henk A. Dijkstra is professor of dynamical oceanography at the Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU) at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Utrecht University, the Netherlands. After graduating in applied mathematics at the University of Groningen in 1984. During his Ph.D. he worked in Groningen on a Spacelab experiment involving Marangoni convection under microgravity conditions. From 1988-1990 he continued this research at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Cornell University (USA) . In 1990 he started to work on problems in physical oceanography at Utrecht University. His main research interests are in the stability of ocean currents and the physics of low-frequency variability of the climate system. He is the author of the book "Nonlinear Physical Oceanography" of which the 2nd edition appeared in 2005 (Springer).