Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

INTRODUCTION TO GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS

Physical and Numerical Aspects

Benoit Cushman-Roisin
Thayer School of Engineering
Dartmouth College

Jean-Marie Beckers
Départment d'Astrophysique, Géophysique et Océanographie
Université de Liège

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Title (final version)
Table of Contents (31 August 2009)
Preface and Foreword (31 August 2009)

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PART I. FUNDAMENTALS

Chapter 1: Introduction (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 2: The Coriolis Force (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 3: Equations of Fluid Motion (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 4: Equations Governing Geophysical Flows (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 5: Diffusive Processes (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 6: Transport and Fate (5 January 2011, final version)

PART II. ROTATIONAL EFFECTS

Chapter 7: Geostrophic Flows and Vorticity Dynamics (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 8: The Ekman Layer (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 9: Barotropic Waves (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 10: Barotropic Instability (5 January 2011, final version)

PART III. STRATIFICATION EFFECTS

Chapter 11: Stratification (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 12: Layered Models (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 13: Internal Waves (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 14: Turbulence in Stratified Fluids (5 January 2011, final version)

PART IV. COMBINED ROTATION AND STRATIFICATION EFFECTS

Chapter 15: Dynamics of Stratified Rotating Flows (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 16: Quasi-Geostrophic Dynamics (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 17: Instabilities of Rotating Stratified Flows (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 18: Fronts, Jets and Vortices (5 January 2011, final version)

PART V. SPECIAL TOPICS

Chapter 19: Atmospheric General Circulation (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 20: Oceanic General Circulation (13 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 21: Equatorial Dynamics (5 January 2011, final version)
Chapter 22: Data Assimilation (5 January 2011, final version)

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Elements of Fluid Mechanics (13 January 2011, final version)
Appendix B: Wave Kinematics (31 August 2009, final version)
Appendix C: Recapitulation of Numerical Schemes (19 January 2011, final version)

MATLAB FILES

CD-ROM content (5 January 2011)
Matlab files (4 March 2010; All chapters documented, including tests for reading netCDF files)
Quicktime animations (5 March 2010)

BACK OF BOOK

References (5 January 2011, final version)
Index (16 January 2009)

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