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Autore |
Salmon Rick |
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Titolo |
Lectures on geophysical fluid dynamics [[electronic resource] /] / Rick Salmon |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-756103-9 |
1-280-52905-9 |
9786610529056 |
0-19-535532-6 |
1-4294-0436-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (393 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Fluid dynamics |
Geophysics |
Oceanography |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 1998. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-372) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1 Fundamentals; 2 Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics; 3 Noninertial Theory of Ocean Circulation; 4 Vorticity and Turbulence; 5 Statistical Fluid Dynamics; 6 Geostrophic Turbulence; 7 Hamiltonian Fluid Dynamics; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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'Lectures on Geophysical Fluid Dynamics' offers an introduction to several topics in geophysical fluid dynamics, including the theory of large-scale ocean circulation, geostrophic turbulence, and Hamiltonian fluid dynamics. Since each chapter is a self-contained introduction to its particular topic, the book will be useful to students and researchers in diverse scientific fields. |
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