Overview

This book gives an overview of statistical turbulence-modelling with applications to oceanography and limnology. It discusses how these models can be derived from the Navier-Stokes equations, step by step simplifications result in models applicable to numerical simulations for realistic solutions. Results from one-dimensional simulations are shown for various oceanic and limnic water column studies. The integration of these turbulence models in three-dimensioanl models is discussed and some selected results are shown. The two-equation turbulence models prove to be a good compromise between accuracy and economy are published as a FORTRAN source code on the internet in the framework of the General Ocean Turbulence Model (GOTM) - see URL: http.//www gotm.net. This web site also provides forcing and validation data for several idealized scenarios. The book and the home page enables graduate students and researchers to understand the theory and provides tools for the models.

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Author:   Hans Burchard
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2002 ed.
Volume:   100
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9783540437956

ISBN 10:   3540437959
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   23 September 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Basic model assumptions.- Boundary layer models.- Numerics.- The GOTM model.- Idealised test cases.- Oceanic and limnic applications.- Future Perspectives.

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From the reviews: <p> The text is concise, clearly written and presents an excellent overview of the current state of research on marine turbulence problems. a ] In summary this is a well-balanced book and a must for those interested in the field. a ] This book will be of interest to oceanographers, particularly those interested in ocean physics. The detailed discussions of advanced turbulence problems should make it of interest to theoretical geophysicists in general. (Andrzej Icha, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 165, 2008)

From the reviews: The text is concise, clearly written and presents an excellent overview of the current state of research on marine turbulence problems. ! In summary this is a well-balanced book and a must for those interested in the field. ! This book will be of interest to oceanographers, particularly those interested in ocean physics. The detailed discussions of advanced turbulence problems should make it of interest to theoretical geophysicists in general. (Andrzej Icha, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 165, 2008)

From the reviews: The text is concise, clearly written and presents an excellent overview of the current state of research on marine turbulence problems. ... In summary this is a well-balanced book and a must for those interested in the field. ... This book will be of interest to oceanographers, particularly those interested in ocean physics. The detailed discussions of advanced turbulence problems should make it of interest to theoretical geophysicists in general. (Andrzej Icha, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 165, 2008)

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