The Turbulent Ocean

The subject of ocean turbulence is in a state of discovery and development with many intellectual challenges. This book describes the principal dynamic processes that control the distribution of turbulence, its dissipation of kinetic energy and its effects on the dispersion of properties such as heat, salinity, and dissolved or suspended matter in the deep ocean, the shallow coastal and the continental shelf seas. It focuses on the measurement of turbulence, and the consequences of turbulent motion in the oceanic boundary layers at the sea surface and near the seabed. Processes are illustrated by examples of laboratory experiments and field observations. The Turbulent Ocean provides an excellent resource for senior undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as an introduction and general overview for researchers. It will be of interest to all those involved in the study of fluid motion, in particular geophysical fluid mechanics, meteorology and the dynamics of lakes.

המשפט הראשון: The fluids, air and water, of the atmosphere and ocean that cover the solid surface of the Earth, are almost everywhere in a state referred to as 'turbulent'.

שנה

2005

שפה

English

הוצאה

Cambridge University Press

מהדורות

7

עמודים

458

ISBN

9780521835435

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