This is a modern, introductory textbook on the dynamics of the atmosphere and ocean for intermediate-advanced undergraduate and graduate students of meteorology, oceanography, mathematics, and physics. It is unique in taking the reader from very basic concepts to the forefront of research and is written by the leader in the field.
This is a modern, introductory textbook on the dynamics of the atmosphere and ocean for intermediate-advanced undergraduate and graduate students of meteorology, oceanography, mathematics, and physics. It is unique in taking the reader from very basic concepts to the forefront of research and is written by the leader in the field.
Geoffrey K. Vallis is a Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Exeter. Prior to taking up his position there, he taught for many years at Princeton University, New Jersey. He has carried out research in the atmospheric sciences, oceanography and the planetary sciences, and has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles. He is the recipient of various prizes and awards, including the Adrian Gill Prize (Royal Meteorological Society) and the Stanislaw M. Ulam Distinguished Scholar award (Los Alamos National Laboratory). He is the author of Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals and Large-Scale Circulation (2nd Edition, Cambridge, 2017).
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Part I. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics: 1. Fluid fundamentals 2. Equations for a rotating planet 3. Dynamics on a rotating planet 4. Shallow water equations 5. Geostrophic theory 6. Rossby waves 7. Gravity waves 8. Instability 9. Waves and mean-flows 10. Turbulence Part II. Atmospheres: 11. The Hadley cell and the tropics 12. Midlatitudes and the stratosphere 13. Planetary atmospheres Part III. Oceans: 14. Wind-driven gyres 15. The thermocline and overturning circulation 16. The equatorial ocean and El Niño References Index.
Part I. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics: 1. Fluid fundamentals 2. Equations for a rotating planet 3. Dynamics on a rotating planet 4. Shallow water equations 5. Geostrophic theory 6. Rossby waves 7. Gravity waves 8. Instability 9. Waves and mean-flows 10. Turbulence Part II. Atmospheres: 11. The Hadley cell and the tropics 12. Midlatitudes and the stratosphere 13. Planetary atmospheres Part III. Oceans: 14. Wind-driven gyres 15. The thermocline and overturning circulation 16. The equatorial ocean and El Niño References Index.
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