Geophysical Fluid Dynamics von Joseph Pedlosky | ISBN 9781461246503

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

von Joseph Pedlosky
Buchcover Geophysical Fluid Dynamics | Joseph Pedlosky | EAN 9781461246503 | ISBN 1-4612-4650-4 | ISBN 978-1-4612-4650-3
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„The author has done a masterful job in presenting the theory with the necessary mathematical foundation, while keeping the physical aspects in clear view ... it is an outstanding introduction to a complex and important subject.“ (GEOPHYSICS)

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

von Joseph Pedlosky
This second edition of the widely acclaimed Geophysical Fluid Dynamics by Joseph Pedlosky offers the reader a high-level, unified treatment of the theory of the dynamics of large-scale motions of the oceans and atmosphere. Revised and updated, it includes expanded discussions of * the fundamentals of geostrophic turbulence * the theory of wave-mean flow interaction * thermocline theory * finite amplitude barocline instability.