In many oceanic and atmospheric flows, the collection of
trajectories of fluid elements - the Lagrangian motion - is of
fundamental importance, determining the transport of fluid
properties as well as basic characteristics of the flow itself. In
the presence of large-scale, coherent structures, this motion can
be analyzed using methods developed originally in the geometric
theory of ordinary differential equations. The last two decades
have seen the rapid development of this dynamical systems approach
to Lagrangian transport for the analysis of engineering and
geophysical fluid flows. Geophysical fluid problems presented a new
set of mathematical and computational challenges for this approach;
in turn, these methods have provided new perspectives on Lagrangian
motion in geophysical flows. This is the first introductory
textbook to describe this approach in the context of geophysical
fluid dynamics. and in parallel, in an accessible style, and will
serve both to introduce the necessary mathematical framework to
geophysical fluid dynamicists, and to introduce an active area of
geophysical fluid research to applied nonlinear dynamicists. The
text is suitable for graduate and advanced undergraduate students,
and will also serve as a useful reference for researchers and
scientists in either field.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, 31 |
| Release date: |
August 2006 |
| First published: |
2006 |
| Authors: |
Roger M. Samelson
• Stephen Wiggins
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
150 |
| Edition: |
2006 ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-387-33269-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Earth sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-387-33269-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780387332697 |
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