Atmosphere—Ocean Dynamics
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Atmosphere—Ocean Dynamics

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Atmosphere—Ocean Dynamics

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Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics deals with a systematic and unified approach to the dynamics of the ocean and atmosphere. The book reviews the relationship of the ocean-atmosphere and how this system functions. The text explains this system through radiative equilibrium models; the book also considers the greenhouse effect, the effects of convection and of horizontal gradients, and the variability in radiative driving of the earth. Equations in the book show the properties of a material element, mass conservation, the balance of scalar quantity (such as salinity), and the mathematical behavior of the ocean and atmosphere. The book also addresses how the ocean-atmosphere system tends to adjust to equilibrium, both in the absence and presence of driving forces such as gravity. The text also explains the effect of the earth's rotation on the system, as well as the application of forced motions such as that produced by wind or temperature changes. The book explains tropical dynamics and the effects of variation of the Coriolis parameter with latitude. The text will be appreciated by meteorologists, environmentalists, students studying hydrology, and people working in general earth sciences.

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Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9781483281582
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geology & Earth Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Atmosphere–Ocean Dynamics
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Chapter 1. How the Ocean–Atmosphere System Is Driven
  8. Chapter 2. Transfer of Properties between Atmosphere and Ocean
  9. Chapter 3. Properties of a Fluid at Rest
  10. Chapter 4. Equations Satisfied by a Moving Fluid
  11. Chapter 5. Adjustment under Gravity in a Nonrotating System
  12. Chapter 6. Adjustment under Gravity of a Density-Stratified Fluid
  13. Chapter 7. Effects of Rotation
  14. Chapter 8. Gravity Waves in a Rotating Fluid
  15. Chapter 9. Forced Motion
  16. Chapter 10. Effects of Side Boundaries
  17. Chapter 11. The Tropics
  18. Chapter 12. Mid-latitudes
  19. Chapter 13. Instabilities, Fronts, and the General Circulation
  20. Appendix One: Units and Their SI Equivalents
  21. Appendix Two: Useful Values
  22. Appendix Three: Properties of Seawater
  23. Appendix Four: Properties of Moist Air
  24. Appendix Five: A List of Atlases and Data Sources
  25. References
  26. Index