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Fluid Dynamics of the Mid-Latitude Atmosphere (Paperback)
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Fluid Dynamics of the Mid-Latitude Atmosphere (Paperback)
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This book gives a coherent development of the current understanding
of the fluid dynamics of the middle latitude atmosphere. It is
primarily aimed at post-graduate and advanced undergraduate level
students and does not assume any previous knowledge of fluid
mechanics, meteorology or atmospheric science. The book will be an
invaluable resource for any quantitative atmospheric scientist who
wishes to increase their understanding of the subject. The
importance of the rotation of the Earth and the stable
stratification of its atmosphere, with their implications for the
balance of larger-scale flows, is highlighted throughout. Clearly
structured throughout, the first of three themes deals with the
development of the basic equations for an atmosphere on a rotating,
spherical planet and discusses scale analyses of these equations.
The second theme explores the importance of rotation and introduces
vorticity and potential vorticity, as well as turbulence. In the
third theme, the concepts developed in the first two themes are
used to give an understanding of balanced motion in real
atmospheric phenomena. It starts with quasi-geostrophic theory and
moves on to linear and nonlinear theories for mid-latitude weather
systems and their fronts. The potential vorticity perspective on
weather systems is highlighted with a discussion of the Rossby wave
propagation and potential vorticity mixing covered in the final
chapter.
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