Air-Sea Interaction

Laws and Mechanisms
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-521-79680-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 474 g

Air-Sea Interaction: Laws and Mechanisms, first published in 2001, provides a comprehensive account of how the atmosphere and the ocean interact to control the global climate, what physical laws govern this interaction, and its prominent mechanisms. In the early twenty-first century air-sea interaction emerged as a subject in its own right, encompassing small-scale and large-scale processes in both air and sea. By developing its subject from basic physical (thermodynamic) principles, the book is broadly accessible to a wide audience. It is mainly directed towards graduate students and research scientists in meteorology, oceanography, and environmental engineering. The book will be of value on entry level courses in meteorology and oceanography, and also to the broader physics community interested in the treatment of transfer laws, and thermodynamics of the atmosphere and ocean.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Csanady, G. T.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Gibson, Mary

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Biomathematik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Aeronomie, Ionosphäre, Magnetosphäre
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Mathematik für Ingenieure

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The transfer laws of the air-sea interface; 2. Wind, waves and the mechanisms of air-sea transfer; 3. Mixed layers in contact; 4. Hot towers; 5. The ocean's warm-water-sphere; References; Index.