Numerical Models of Oceans and Oceanic Processes (Volume 66) (International Geophysics, Volume 66) - Hardcover

Kantha, Lakshmi H.; Clayson, Carol Anne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0124340687 ISBN 13: 9780124340688

Publisher: Academic Press, 2000

Synopsis

Oceans play a pivotal role in our weather and climate. Ocean-borne commerce is vital to our increasingly close-knit global community. Yet we do not fully understand the intricate details of how they function, how they interact with the atmosphere, and what the limits are to their biological productivity and their tolerance to wastes. While satellites are helping us to fill in the gaps, numerical ocean models are playing an important role in increasing our ability to comprehend oceanic processes, monitor the current state of the oceans, and to a limited extent, even predict their future state.
Numerical Models of Oceans and Oceanic Processes is a survey of the current state of knowledge in this field. It brings together a discussion of salient oceanic dynamics and processes, numerical solution methods, and ocean models to provide a comprehensive treatment of the topic. Starting with elementary concepts in ocean dynamics, it deals with equatorial, mid-latitude, high latitude, and coastal dynamics from the perspective of a modeler. A comprehensive and up-to-date chapter on tides is also included. This is followed by a discussion of different kinds of numerical ocean models and the pre- and post-processing requirements and techniques. Air-sea and ice-ocean coupled models are described, as well as data assimilation and nowcast/forecasts. Comprehensive appendices on wavelet transforms and empirical orthogonal functions are also included.
This comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the field should be of interest to oceanographers, atmospheric scientists, and climatologists. While some prior knowledge of oceans and numerical modeling is helpful, the book includes an overview of enough elementary material so that along with its companion volume, Small Scale Processes in Geophysical Flows, it should be useful to both students new to the field and practicing professionals.

* Comprehensive and up-to-date review
* Useful for a two-semester (or one-semester on selected topics) graduate level course
* Valuable reference on the topic
* Essential for a better understanding of weather and climate

About this title

Book Description:

Foreword by Kirk Bryan, Princeton University

From the Back Cover:

Numerical Models of Oceans and Oceanic Processes is a comprehensive resource on ocean modeling. Students and researchers will enjoy introductory as well as up-to-date discussions of ocean dynamics for mid-latitude and high latitude oceans. Individual chapters treat barotropic, quasi-geostrophic, layered, level, isopycnal, sigma-coordinate and coupled models. With detailed chapters on pre- and post-processing for ocean modeling and handy appendices on scales and wavelet transforms, this volume will serve as a practical reference source for ocean modeling.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0124340687
• ISBN 13: 9780124340688
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 750