{"product_id":"9789401781121","title":"Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library: Topics in the Dynamics and Thermodynamics of the Fluid Earth","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAtmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library: Topics in the Dynamics and Thermodynamics of the Fluid Earth\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCavallini, Fabio; Crisciani, Fulvio\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eLarge-scale winds and currents tend to balance Coriolis and pressure gradient forces. The time evolution of these winds and currents is the subject of the quasi-geostrophic theory. \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 presents concepts and equations of classical inertial fluid mechanics. \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 deals with the equations of thermodynamics that close the governing equations of the fluids. Then, the motion is reformulated in a uniformly rotating reference frame. \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 deals with the shallow-water model and the homogeneous model of wind-driven circulation. The chapter also describes a classical application of the Ekman layer to the atmosphere. \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 considers the two-layer model, as an introduction to baroclinic flows, together with the concept of available potential energy. \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 takes into account continuously stratified flows in the ocean and in the atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-09-21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789401781121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-007-4691-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 386\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47661831094412,"sku":"9789401781121","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789401781121.jpg?v=1776434274","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789401781121","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}