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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rick Salmon (Professor of Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Professor of Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, USA)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.90cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9780195108088ISBN 10: 0195108086 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 21 May 1998 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1: Fundamentals 2: Introduction to geophysical fluid dynamics 3: Noninertial theory of ocean circulation 4: Vorticity and turbulence 5: Statistical fluid dynamics 6: Geostrophic turbulence 7: Hamiltonian fluid dynamicsReviews'The book provides an excellent course for graduate students in applied mathematics or mathematical oceanography or meterology. It can be used fruitfully by researchers in related areas who would like to learn about a field of physics that generates intriguing and cha,lenging mathematical problems...It is also likely to become a significant reference book for the subject' SIAM Review Salmon's [book] is a refreshing and original treatment of large-scale dynamics of fluids with rotation and stratification, using Hamilton's principle as an organizing point. It is the first such monograph to discuss geostrophic eddy motions and statistical turbulence theory in the context of oceans and atmospheres. ... Salmon's scope ... narrows the focus to the point where the material is nicely linked. As a student said to me, 'After reading a chapter, you know where you have been.' There is a deductive flow that is very appealing. ... Salmon has provided a monograph in the classic style, and a textbook for those excited by the rigor and fundamental approach of physics. Theory is the process by which complex events in nature are simplified, encapsulated, organized, generalized, remembered, and transmitted to future generations. This volume will help it to survive the digital-numerical world. --Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Salmon's [book] is a refreshing and original treatment of large-scale dynamics of fluids with rotation and stratification, using Hamilton's principle as an organizing point. It is the first such monograph to discuss geostrophic eddy motions and statistical turbulence theory in the context of oceans and atmospheres. ... Salmon's scope ... narrows the focus to the point where the material is nicely linked. As a student said to me, 'After reading a chapter, you know where you have been.' There is a deductive flow that is very appealing. ... Salmon has provided a monograph in the classic style, and a textbook for those excited by the rigor and fundamental approach of physics. Theory is the process by which complex events in nature are simplified, encapsulated, organized, generalized, remembered, and transmitted to future generations. This volume will help it to survive the digital-numerical world. --Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society<br> Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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