Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
J. Pedlosky
ISBN 10: 0387903682 ISBN 13: 9780387903682
Published by Springer, 1984
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This second edition of the widely acclaimed Geophysical Fluid Dynamics by Joseph Pedlosky offers the reader a high-level, unified treatment of the theory of the dynamics of large-scale motions of the oceans and atmosphere. Revised and updated, it includes expanded discussions of * the fundamentals of geostrophic turbulence * the theory of wave-mean flow interaction * thermocline theory * finite amplitude barocline instability.
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"The author has done a masterful job in presenting the theory with the necessary mathematical foundation, while keeping the physical aspects in clear view ... it is an outstanding introduction to a complex and important subject." (GEOPHYSICS)
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Title: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
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