Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

By (author): "Joseph Pedlosky"
Publish Date: January 1st 1982
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
ISBN0387963871
ISBN139780387963877
AsinGeophysical Fluid Dynamics
Original titleGeophysical Fluid Dynamics
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. From the reviews: