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Fluid dynamics of the midlatitude atmosphere / / Brian J. Hoskins and Ian N. James
| Fluid dynamics of the midlatitude atmosphere / / Brian J. Hoskins and Ian N. James |
| Autore | Hoskins Brian |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (430 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.517 |
| Collana | Advancing weather and climate science |
| Soggetto topico |
Atmospheric circulation
Dynamic meteorology |
| ISBN |
0-470-83369-6
1-118-52604-X 1-118-52600-7 1-118-52603-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Fluid Dynamics of the Midlatitude Atmosphere; Copyright; Contents; Series foreword; Preface; Select bibliography; The authors; Chapter 1 Observed flow in the Earth's midlatitudes; 1.1 Vertical structure; 1.2 Horizontal structure; 1.3 Transient activity; 1.4 Scales of motion; 1.5 The Norwegian frontal model of cyclones; Note; Theme 1 Fluid dynamics of the midlatitude atmosphere; Chapter 2 Fluid dynamics in an inertial frame of reference; 2.1 Definition of fluid; 2.2 Flow variables and the continuum hypothesis; 2.3 Kinematics: characterizing fluid flow; 2.4 Governing physical principles
2.5 Lagrangian and Eulerian perspectives2.6 Mass conservation equation; 2.7 First Law of Thermodynamics; 2.8 Newton's Second Law of Motion; 2.9 Bernoulli's Theorem; 2.10 Heating and water vapour; Chapter 3 Rotating frames of reference; 3.1 Vectors in a rotating frame of reference; 3.2 Velocity and Acceleration; 3.3 The momentum equation in a rotating frame; 3.4 The centrifugal pseudo-force; 3.5 The Coriolis pseudo-force; 3.6 The Taylor-Proudman theorem; Chapter 4 The spherical Earth; 4.1 Spherical polar coordinates; 4.2 Scalar equations; 4.3 The momentum equations 4.4 Energy and angular momentum4.5 The shallow atmosphere approximation; 4.6 The beta effect and the spherical Earth; Chapter 5 Scale analysis and its applications; 5.1 Principles of scaling methods; 5.2 The use of a reference atmosphere; 5.3 The horizontal momentum equations; 5.4 Natural coordinates, geostrophic and gradient wind balance; 5.5 Vertical motion; 5.6 The vertical momentum equation; 5.7 The mass continuity equation; 5.8 The thermodynamic energy equation; 5.9 Scalings for Rossby numbers that are not small; Chapter 6 Alternative vertical coordinates 6.1 A general vertical coordinate6.2 Isobaric coordinates; 6.3 Other pressure-based vertical coordinates; 6.4 Isentropic coordinates; Chapter 7 Variations of density and the basic equations; 7.1 Boussinesq approximation; 7.2 Anelastic approximation; 7.3 Stratification and gravity waves; 7.4 Balance, gravity waves and Richardson number; 7.5 Summary of the basic equation sets; 7.6 The energy of atmospheric motions; Theme 2 Rotation in the atmosphere; Chapter 8 Rotation in the atmosphere; 8.1 The concept of vorticity; 8.2 The vorticity equation 8.3 The vorticity equation for approximate sets of equations8.4 The solenoidal term; 8.5 The expansion/contraction term; 8.6 The stretching and tilting terms; 8.7 Friction and vorticity; 8.8 The vorticity equation in alternative vertical coordinates; 8.9 Circulation; Chapter 9 Vorticity and the barotropic vorticity equation; 9.1 The barotropic vorticity equation; 9.2 Poisson's equation and vortex interactions; 9.3 Flow over a shallow hill; 9.4 Ekman pumping; 9.5 Rossby waves and the beta plane; 9.6 Rossby group velocity; 9.7 Rossby ray tracing; 9.8 Inflexion point instability; Notes Chapter 10 Potential vorticity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910571891403321 |
Hoskins Brian
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| United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fluid dynamics of the midlatitude atmosphere / / Brian J. Hoskins and Ian N. James
| Fluid dynamics of the midlatitude atmosphere / / Brian J. Hoskins and Ian N. James |
| Autore | Hoskins Brian |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (430 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.517 |
| Collana | Advancing weather and climate science |
| Soggetto topico |
Atmospheric circulation
Dynamic meteorology |
| ISBN |
0-470-83369-6
1-118-52604-X 1-118-52600-7 1-118-52603-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Fluid Dynamics of the Midlatitude Atmosphere; Copyright; Contents; Series foreword; Preface; Select bibliography; The authors; Chapter 1 Observed flow in the Earth's midlatitudes; 1.1 Vertical structure; 1.2 Horizontal structure; 1.3 Transient activity; 1.4 Scales of motion; 1.5 The Norwegian frontal model of cyclones; Note; Theme 1 Fluid dynamics of the midlatitude atmosphere; Chapter 2 Fluid dynamics in an inertial frame of reference; 2.1 Definition of fluid; 2.2 Flow variables and the continuum hypothesis; 2.3 Kinematics: characterizing fluid flow; 2.4 Governing physical principles
2.5 Lagrangian and Eulerian perspectives2.6 Mass conservation equation; 2.7 First Law of Thermodynamics; 2.8 Newton's Second Law of Motion; 2.9 Bernoulli's Theorem; 2.10 Heating and water vapour; Chapter 3 Rotating frames of reference; 3.1 Vectors in a rotating frame of reference; 3.2 Velocity and Acceleration; 3.3 The momentum equation in a rotating frame; 3.4 The centrifugal pseudo-force; 3.5 The Coriolis pseudo-force; 3.6 The Taylor-Proudman theorem; Chapter 4 The spherical Earth; 4.1 Spherical polar coordinates; 4.2 Scalar equations; 4.3 The momentum equations 4.4 Energy and angular momentum4.5 The shallow atmosphere approximation; 4.6 The beta effect and the spherical Earth; Chapter 5 Scale analysis and its applications; 5.1 Principles of scaling methods; 5.2 The use of a reference atmosphere; 5.3 The horizontal momentum equations; 5.4 Natural coordinates, geostrophic and gradient wind balance; 5.5 Vertical motion; 5.6 The vertical momentum equation; 5.7 The mass continuity equation; 5.8 The thermodynamic energy equation; 5.9 Scalings for Rossby numbers that are not small; Chapter 6 Alternative vertical coordinates 6.1 A general vertical coordinate6.2 Isobaric coordinates; 6.3 Other pressure-based vertical coordinates; 6.4 Isentropic coordinates; Chapter 7 Variations of density and the basic equations; 7.1 Boussinesq approximation; 7.2 Anelastic approximation; 7.3 Stratification and gravity waves; 7.4 Balance, gravity waves and Richardson number; 7.5 Summary of the basic equation sets; 7.6 The energy of atmospheric motions; Theme 2 Rotation in the atmosphere; Chapter 8 Rotation in the atmosphere; 8.1 The concept of vorticity; 8.2 The vorticity equation 8.3 The vorticity equation for approximate sets of equations8.4 The solenoidal term; 8.5 The expansion/contraction term; 8.6 The stretching and tilting terms; 8.7 Friction and vorticity; 8.8 The vorticity equation in alternative vertical coordinates; 8.9 Circulation; Chapter 9 Vorticity and the barotropic vorticity equation; 9.1 The barotropic vorticity equation; 9.2 Poisson's equation and vortex interactions; 9.3 Flow over a shallow hill; 9.4 Ekman pumping; 9.5 Rossby waves and the beta plane; 9.6 Rossby group velocity; 9.7 Rossby ray tracing; 9.8 Inflexion point instability; Notes Chapter 10 Potential vorticity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830685503321 |
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Hoskins Brian
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| United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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