Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals and Large-Scale Circulation - Hardcover

Vallis, Geoffrey K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 110706550X ISBN 13: 9781107065505

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2017

Synopsis

The atmosphere and ocean are two of the most important components of the climate system, and fluid dynamics is central to our understanding of both. This book provides a unified and comprehensive treatment of the field that blends classical results with modern interpretations. It takes the reader seamlessly from the basics to the frontiers of knowledge, from the equations of motion to modern theories of the general circulation of the atmosphere and ocean. These concepts are illustrated throughout the book with observations and numerical examples. As well as updating existing chapters, this full-color second edition includes new chapters on tropical dynamics, El Niño, the stratosphere and gravity waves. Supplementary resources are provided online, including figures from the book and problem sets, making this new edition an ideal resource for students in the atmospheric, oceanic and climate sciences, as well as in applied mathematics and engineering.

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Book Description

This book provides a unified and comprehensive treatment of the atmosphere and ocean that blends classical results with modern interpretations. As well as updating existing chapters, this full-color second edition includes new chapters on tropical dynamics, El Niño, the stratosphere and gravity waves, for advanced students and researchers.

About the Author

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 one hundred peer-reviewed journal articles. He is the recipient of various prizes and awards, including the Adrian Gill Prize from the Royal Meteorological Society in 2014 and the Stanislaw M. Ulam Distinguished Scholar award from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2013.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 110706550X
• ISBN 13: 9781107065505
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 964