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Double-diffusive convection / / Timour Radko [[electronic resource]]
| Double-diffusive convection / / Timour Radko [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Radko Timour |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 342 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 551.46/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Oceanic mixing
Turbulence Salinity |
| ISBN |
1-107-28945-9
1-139-89025-5 1-107-28901-7 1-139-03417-0 1-107-29111-9 1-107-29390-1 1-107-29006-6 1-107-29283-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 General principles; 1.1 Salt fingers; 1.2 The early years: from Jevons to Stommel; 1.3 Diffusive convection; 1.4 Scale analysis; 1.5 Non-dimensionalization and governing parameters; 1.6 Turner angle; 2 The linear instability problem; 2.1 Conditions for instability; 2.2 Growth rates and spatial scales; 2.3 The flux ratio; 2.4 Effects of horizontal gradients; 3 The unbounded gradient model; 3.1 Flux-gradient laws; 3.2 Secondary instabilities: Stern-Kunze constraint and Holyer modes; 3.3 Weakly nonlinear models
3.4 Phenomenological and empirical modelsSimilarity solutions; The growth rate balance; Empirical parameterizations; 3.5 Numerical simulations; 3.6 Laboratory experiments; 4 The two-layer system; 4.1 Interfacial flux laws; 4.2 Salt-finger interfaces; 4.3 Diffusive interfaces; 5 The bounded layer model; 5.1 Diffusive layer; 5.2 Salt-finger layer; Planform selection; Vertical transport; Height of the finger zone; 6 Collective instability; 6.1 Approaches; 6.2 Parametric flux-gradient model; 6.3 Physical interpretation; 6.4 Specific solutions; 6.5 Nonlinear effects; 7 Thermohaline intrusions 7.1 Linear theoryPhysical interpretation; The -instability; Preferred scales; Similarity argument; Multiscale model; 7.2 Extensions: rotation, baroclinicity and ambient turbulence; Rotation; Baroclinicity; Ambient turbulence; 7.3 Nonlinear effects; 7.4 Laterally bounded fronts; 7.5 Sidewall heating experiments; 7.6 Oceanographic observations; Success stories; Alternative arguments; Complications; 8 Thermohaline staircases; 8.1 Observations; Salt-finger staircases; Diffusive staircases; 8.2 Staircase origins; Collective instability mechanism; Thermohaline intrusion mechanism Metastable equilibria mechanismApplied flux mechanism; Negative density diffusion; 8.3 Instability of the flux-gradient laws; 8.4 Mechanics of layer-merging events; 9 The unified theory of secondary double-diffusive instabilities; 10 Double-diffusion in active environments; 10.1 The interaction of salt fingers with shear flow; 10.2 Low fluxes and thick interfaces; 10.3 The interaction with intermittent turbulence; 10.4 Microstructure signatures of salt fingers in the ocean; Spectral characteristics; Analysis of dissipation measurements; Anisotropy of salt fingers 10.5 Inverse modeling of thermohaline staircases11 Large-scale consequences; 11.1 Effects of salt fingers; Density stratification and the Meridional Overturning Circulation; The T-S relation and the pattern of density ratio; Regional effects; Biogeochemical applications; Salt fountains in the ocean; 11.2 Effects of diffusive convection; 12 Beyond oceanography; 12.1 Astrophysics; Semiconvection; Fingering convection; 12.2 Geology and geophysics; 12.3 Chemistry; 12.4 Materials science and engineering; Solidification of metal alloys; Solar ponds; 12.5 Other applications 13 Perspectives and challenges |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453250203321 |
Radko Timour
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Double-diffusive convection / / Timour Radko [[electronic resource]]
| Double-diffusive convection / / Timour Radko [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Radko Timour |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 342 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 551.46/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Oceanic mixing
Turbulence Salinity |
| ISBN |
1-108-44583-7
1-107-28945-9 1-139-89025-5 1-107-28901-7 1-139-03417-0 1-107-29111-9 1-107-29390-1 1-107-29006-6 1-107-29283-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 General principles; 1.1 Salt fingers; 1.2 The early years: from Jevons to Stommel; 1.3 Diffusive convection; 1.4 Scale analysis; 1.5 Non-dimensionalization and governing parameters; 1.6 Turner angle; 2 The linear instability problem; 2.1 Conditions for instability; 2.2 Growth rates and spatial scales; 2.3 The flux ratio; 2.4 Effects of horizontal gradients; 3 The unbounded gradient model; 3.1 Flux-gradient laws; 3.2 Secondary instabilities: Stern-Kunze constraint and Holyer modes; 3.3 Weakly nonlinear models
3.4 Phenomenological and empirical modelsSimilarity solutions; The growth rate balance; Empirical parameterizations; 3.5 Numerical simulations; 3.6 Laboratory experiments; 4 The two-layer system; 4.1 Interfacial flux laws; 4.2 Salt-finger interfaces; 4.3 Diffusive interfaces; 5 The bounded layer model; 5.1 Diffusive layer; 5.2 Salt-finger layer; Planform selection; Vertical transport; Height of the finger zone; 6 Collective instability; 6.1 Approaches; 6.2 Parametric flux-gradient model; 6.3 Physical interpretation; 6.4 Specific solutions; 6.5 Nonlinear effects; 7 Thermohaline intrusions 7.1 Linear theoryPhysical interpretation; The -instability; Preferred scales; Similarity argument; Multiscale model; 7.2 Extensions: rotation, baroclinicity and ambient turbulence; Rotation; Baroclinicity; Ambient turbulence; 7.3 Nonlinear effects; 7.4 Laterally bounded fronts; 7.5 Sidewall heating experiments; 7.6 Oceanographic observations; Success stories; Alternative arguments; Complications; 8 Thermohaline staircases; 8.1 Observations; Salt-finger staircases; Diffusive staircases; 8.2 Staircase origins; Collective instability mechanism; Thermohaline intrusion mechanism Metastable equilibria mechanismApplied flux mechanism; Negative density diffusion; 8.3 Instability of the flux-gradient laws; 8.4 Mechanics of layer-merging events; 9 The unified theory of secondary double-diffusive instabilities; 10 Double-diffusion in active environments; 10.1 The interaction of salt fingers with shear flow; 10.2 Low fluxes and thick interfaces; 10.3 The interaction with intermittent turbulence; 10.4 Microstructure signatures of salt fingers in the ocean; Spectral characteristics; Analysis of dissipation measurements; Anisotropy of salt fingers 10.5 Inverse modeling of thermohaline staircases11 Large-scale consequences; 11.1 Effects of salt fingers; Density stratification and the Meridional Overturning Circulation; The T-S relation and the pattern of density ratio; Regional effects; Biogeochemical applications; Salt fountains in the ocean; 11.2 Effects of diffusive convection; 12 Beyond oceanography; 12.1 Astrophysics; Semiconvection; Fingering convection; 12.2 Geology and geophysics; 12.3 Chemistry; 12.4 Materials science and engineering; Solidification of metal alloys; Solar ponds; 12.5 Other applications 13 Perspectives and challenges |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790809103321 |
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Radko Timour
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Double-diffusive convection / / Timour Radko
| Double-diffusive convection / / Timour Radko |
| Autore | Radko Timour |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 342 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 551.46/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Oceanic mixing
Turbulence Salinity |
| ISBN |
1-108-44583-7
1-107-28945-9 1-139-89025-5 1-107-28901-7 1-139-03417-0 1-107-29111-9 1-107-29390-1 1-107-29006-6 1-107-29283-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 General principles; 1.1 Salt fingers; 1.2 The early years: from Jevons to Stommel; 1.3 Diffusive convection; 1.4 Scale analysis; 1.5 Non-dimensionalization and governing parameters; 1.6 Turner angle; 2 The linear instability problem; 2.1 Conditions for instability; 2.2 Growth rates and spatial scales; 2.3 The flux ratio; 2.4 Effects of horizontal gradients; 3 The unbounded gradient model; 3.1 Flux-gradient laws; 3.2 Secondary instabilities: Stern-Kunze constraint and Holyer modes; 3.3 Weakly nonlinear models
3.4 Phenomenological and empirical modelsSimilarity solutions; The growth rate balance; Empirical parameterizations; 3.5 Numerical simulations; 3.6 Laboratory experiments; 4 The two-layer system; 4.1 Interfacial flux laws; 4.2 Salt-finger interfaces; 4.3 Diffusive interfaces; 5 The bounded layer model; 5.1 Diffusive layer; 5.2 Salt-finger layer; Planform selection; Vertical transport; Height of the finger zone; 6 Collective instability; 6.1 Approaches; 6.2 Parametric flux-gradient model; 6.3 Physical interpretation; 6.4 Specific solutions; 6.5 Nonlinear effects; 7 Thermohaline intrusions 7.1 Linear theoryPhysical interpretation; The -instability; Preferred scales; Similarity argument; Multiscale model; 7.2 Extensions: rotation, baroclinicity and ambient turbulence; Rotation; Baroclinicity; Ambient turbulence; 7.3 Nonlinear effects; 7.4 Laterally bounded fronts; 7.5 Sidewall heating experiments; 7.6 Oceanographic observations; Success stories; Alternative arguments; Complications; 8 Thermohaline staircases; 8.1 Observations; Salt-finger staircases; Diffusive staircases; 8.2 Staircase origins; Collective instability mechanism; Thermohaline intrusion mechanism Metastable equilibria mechanismApplied flux mechanism; Negative density diffusion; 8.3 Instability of the flux-gradient laws; 8.4 Mechanics of layer-merging events; 9 The unified theory of secondary double-diffusive instabilities; 10 Double-diffusion in active environments; 10.1 The interaction of salt fingers with shear flow; 10.2 Low fluxes and thick interfaces; 10.3 The interaction with intermittent turbulence; 10.4 Microstructure signatures of salt fingers in the ocean; Spectral characteristics; Analysis of dissipation measurements; Anisotropy of salt fingers 10.5 Inverse modeling of thermohaline staircases11 Large-scale consequences; 11.1 Effects of salt fingers; Density stratification and the Meridional Overturning Circulation; The T-S relation and the pattern of density ratio; Regional effects; Biogeochemical applications; Salt fountains in the ocean; 11.2 Effects of diffusive convection; 12 Beyond oceanography; 12.1 Astrophysics; Semiconvection; Fingering convection; 12.2 Geology and geophysics; 12.3 Chemistry; 12.4 Materials science and engineering; Solidification of metal alloys; Solar ponds; 12.5 Other applications 13 Perspectives and challenges |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910959976603321 |
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Radko Timour
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ocean circulation [[electronic resource] ] : mechanisms and impacts : past and future changes of meridional overturning / / Andreas Schmittner, John C.H. Chiang, Sidney R. Hemming, editors
| Ocean circulation [[electronic resource] ] : mechanisms and impacts : past and future changes of meridional overturning / / Andreas Schmittner, John C.H. Chiang, Sidney R. Hemming, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.46/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChiangJohn C. H
HemmingSidney R SchmittnerAndreas |
| Collana | Geophysical monograph series |
| Soggetto topico |
Meridional overturning circulation
Ocean circulation |
| ISBN |
1-118-67188-0
1-118-66624-0 1-118-67251-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Contents; Preface; Section 1. Introduction; Introduction: The Ocean's Meridional Overturning Circulation; Discovery and Quantification of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: The Importance of 25°N; Section 2. Theory and Perspectives; A Simple Theory of the Pycnocline and Overturning Revisited; Buoyancy-Driven Flow and Nature of Vertical Mixing in a Zonally Averaged Model; The Past and Future Ocean Circulation From a Contemporary Perspective; Section 3. Current State and Trend; Present-Day Manifestation of the Nordic Seas Overflows
Circulation and Deep Water Export of the Subpolar North Atlantic During the 1990'sStrength and Variability of the Deep Limb of the North Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation From Chlorofluorocarbon Inventories; Section 4. Decadal to Centennial Variability; Decadal to Centennial Variability of the Atlantic From Observations and Models; Decadal to Multidecadal Variability of the Atlantic MOC: Mechanisms and Predictability; Section 5. Past States and Millennial Variability; Is the Frequency of Abrupt Climate Change Modulated by the Orbital Insolation? 14C Reservoir Ages Show Deglacial Changes in Ocean Currents and Carbon CyclePhasing of Millennial Climate Events and Northeast Atlantic Deep-Water Temperature Change Since 50 ka BP; Mechanisms for an ~7-kyr Climate and Sea-Level Oscillation During Marine IsotopeStage 3; North Atlantic Intermediate Depth Variability During the Younger Dryas: Evidence From Benthic Foraminiferal Mg/Ca and the GFDL R30 Coupled Climate Model; Section 6. Impact on Climate, Ecosystems, and Biogeochemical Cycles; Musings About the Connection Between Thermohaline Circulation and Climate Millennial-Scale Interhemispheric Asymmetry of Low-Latitude Precipitation: Speleothem Evidence and Possible High-Latitude ForcingAdjustment of the Global Climate to an Abrupt Slowdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation; Impact of the Ocean's Overturning Circulation on Atmospheric CO2; Antarctic Stratification, Atmospheric Water Vapor, and Heinrich Events: A Hypothesis for Late Pleistocene Deglaciations; Section 7. Future Projections; Response of the Meridional Overturning Circulation During Differing Pathways Toward Greenhouse Gas Stabilization Projected Strengthening of the Southern Ocean Winds: Some Implications for the Deep Ocean CirculationEffect of the Greenland Ice-Sheet Melting on the Response and Stability of the AMOC in the Next Centuries |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139038503321 |
| Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ocean circulation [[electronic resource] ] : mechanisms and impacts : past and future changes of meridional overturning / / Andreas Schmittner, John C.H. Chiang, Sidney R. Hemming, editors
| Ocean circulation [[electronic resource] ] : mechanisms and impacts : past and future changes of meridional overturning / / Andreas Schmittner, John C.H. Chiang, Sidney R. Hemming, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.46/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChiangJohn C. H
HemmingSidney R SchmittnerAndreas |
| Collana | Geophysical monograph series |
| Soggetto topico |
Meridional overturning circulation
Ocean circulation |
| ISBN |
1-118-67188-0
1-118-66624-0 1-118-67251-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Contents; Preface; Section 1. Introduction; Introduction: The Ocean's Meridional Overturning Circulation; Discovery and Quantification of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: The Importance of 25°N; Section 2. Theory and Perspectives; A Simple Theory of the Pycnocline and Overturning Revisited; Buoyancy-Driven Flow and Nature of Vertical Mixing in a Zonally Averaged Model; The Past and Future Ocean Circulation From a Contemporary Perspective; Section 3. Current State and Trend; Present-Day Manifestation of the Nordic Seas Overflows
Circulation and Deep Water Export of the Subpolar North Atlantic During the 1990'sStrength and Variability of the Deep Limb of the North Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation From Chlorofluorocarbon Inventories; Section 4. Decadal to Centennial Variability; Decadal to Centennial Variability of the Atlantic From Observations and Models; Decadal to Multidecadal Variability of the Atlantic MOC: Mechanisms and Predictability; Section 5. Past States and Millennial Variability; Is the Frequency of Abrupt Climate Change Modulated by the Orbital Insolation? 14C Reservoir Ages Show Deglacial Changes in Ocean Currents and Carbon CyclePhasing of Millennial Climate Events and Northeast Atlantic Deep-Water Temperature Change Since 50 ka BP; Mechanisms for an ~7-kyr Climate and Sea-Level Oscillation During Marine IsotopeStage 3; North Atlantic Intermediate Depth Variability During the Younger Dryas: Evidence From Benthic Foraminiferal Mg/Ca and the GFDL R30 Coupled Climate Model; Section 6. Impact on Climate, Ecosystems, and Biogeochemical Cycles; Musings About the Connection Between Thermohaline Circulation and Climate Millennial-Scale Interhemispheric Asymmetry of Low-Latitude Precipitation: Speleothem Evidence and Possible High-Latitude ForcingAdjustment of the Global Climate to an Abrupt Slowdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation; Impact of the Ocean's Overturning Circulation on Atmospheric CO2; Antarctic Stratification, Atmospheric Water Vapor, and Heinrich Events: A Hypothesis for Late Pleistocene Deglaciations; Section 7. Future Projections; Response of the Meridional Overturning Circulation During Differing Pathways Toward Greenhouse Gas Stabilization Projected Strengthening of the Southern Ocean Winds: Some Implications for the Deep Ocean CirculationEffect of the Greenland Ice-Sheet Melting on the Response and Stability of the AMOC in the Next Centuries |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996213956603316 |
| Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Ocean circulation : mechanisms and impacts : past and future changes of meridional overturning / / Andreas Schmittner, John C.H. Chiang, Sidney R. Hemming, editors
| Ocean circulation : mechanisms and impacts : past and future changes of meridional overturning / / Andreas Schmittner, John C.H. Chiang, Sidney R. Hemming, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.46/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChiangJohn C. H
HemmingSidney R SchmittnerAndreas |
| Collana | Geophysical monograph series |
| Soggetto topico |
Meridional overturning circulation
Ocean circulation |
| ISBN |
9781118671887
1118671880 9781118666241 1118666240 9781118672518 1118672518 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Contents; Preface; Section 1. Introduction; Introduction: The Ocean's Meridional Overturning Circulation; Discovery and Quantification of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: The Importance of 25°N; Section 2. Theory and Perspectives; A Simple Theory of the Pycnocline and Overturning Revisited; Buoyancy-Driven Flow and Nature of Vertical Mixing in a Zonally Averaged Model; The Past and Future Ocean Circulation From a Contemporary Perspective; Section 3. Current State and Trend; Present-Day Manifestation of the Nordic Seas Overflows
Circulation and Deep Water Export of the Subpolar North Atlantic During the 1990'sStrength and Variability of the Deep Limb of the North Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation From Chlorofluorocarbon Inventories; Section 4. Decadal to Centennial Variability; Decadal to Centennial Variability of the Atlantic From Observations and Models; Decadal to Multidecadal Variability of the Atlantic MOC: Mechanisms and Predictability; Section 5. Past States and Millennial Variability; Is the Frequency of Abrupt Climate Change Modulated by the Orbital Insolation? 14C Reservoir Ages Show Deglacial Changes in Ocean Currents and Carbon CyclePhasing of Millennial Climate Events and Northeast Atlantic Deep-Water Temperature Change Since 50 ka BP; Mechanisms for an ~7-kyr Climate and Sea-Level Oscillation During Marine IsotopeStage 3; North Atlantic Intermediate Depth Variability During the Younger Dryas: Evidence From Benthic Foraminiferal Mg/Ca and the GFDL R30 Coupled Climate Model; Section 6. Impact on Climate, Ecosystems, and Biogeochemical Cycles; Musings About the Connection Between Thermohaline Circulation and Climate Millennial-Scale Interhemispheric Asymmetry of Low-Latitude Precipitation: Speleothem Evidence and Possible High-Latitude ForcingAdjustment of the Global Climate to an Abrupt Slowdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation; Impact of the Ocean's Overturning Circulation on Atmospheric CO2; Antarctic Stratification, Atmospheric Water Vapor, and Heinrich Events: A Hypothesis for Late Pleistocene Deglaciations; Section 7. Future Projections; Response of the Meridional Overturning Circulation During Differing Pathways Toward Greenhouse Gas Stabilization Projected Strengthening of the Southern Ocean Winds: Some Implications for the Deep Ocean CirculationEffect of the Greenland Ice-Sheet Melting on the Response and Stability of the AMOC in the Next Centuries |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809764203321 |
| Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Ocean circulation and El Nino [[electronic resource] ] : new research / / John A. Long and David S. Wells, editors
| Ocean circulation and El Nino [[electronic resource] ] : new research / / John A. Long and David S. Wells, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.46/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LongJohn A
WellsDavid S |
| Soggetto topico |
Ocean currents - Research - Pacific Ocean
Ocean circulation - Research - Pacific Ocean Meridional overturning circulation - Research |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-60876-873-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452427203321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ocean circulation and El Nino [[electronic resource] ] : new research / / John A. Long and David S. Wells, editors
| Ocean circulation and El Nino [[electronic resource] ] : new research / / John A. Long and David S. Wells, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.46/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LongJohn A
WellsDavid S |
| Soggetto topico |
Ocean currents - Research - Pacific Ocean
Ocean circulation - Research - Pacific Ocean Meridional overturning circulation - Research |
| ISBN | 1-60876-873-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779639803321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ocean circulation and El Nino : new research / / John A. Long and David S. Wells, editors
| Ocean circulation and El Nino : new research / / John A. Long and David S. Wells, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.46/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LongJohn A
WellsDavid S |
| Soggetto topico |
Ocean currents - Research - Pacific Ocean
Ocean circulation - Research - Pacific Ocean Meridional overturning circulation - Research |
| ISBN | 1-60876-873-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Ocean Circulation and El Niño: New Research -- Contents -- Preface -- Seasonal Cycle Variations on the Supercontinent of Pangaea: Implications for the Early Jurassic Paleoceanography of the European Epicontinental Sea -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Theoretical Atmospheric and Ocean Circulation Pattern -- Mesozoic Ocean Circulation in the European Epicontinental Sea -- Early Jurassic Ostracoda, Paleocirculation and Water Masses -- The Role of the Opening of the Hispanic Corridor -- Modelling the Water Masses in the Early Jurassic -- Comparison of Early Jurassic Paleodata and Climate Models Results -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Modal Decomposition for Oceanic Circulation: Applications for a High-Resolution Model and Lagrangian Data -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fourier Modes for Non-Rectangular Domains -- 3. Spectral Analysis of High-Resolution Model Results -- 4. Reconstruction of Currents from Lagrangian Data -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A. Iteration Solution for the Heat Transport Equation -- References -- Ocean Circulation from Altimetry: Progresses and Challenges -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Multi-Mission Mapping -- 3. Mesoscale Eddies -- 4. Ocean Tides -- 5. Ocean Climate Variability -- 6. Planetary Waves -- 7. Sea Level Change and Variability -- 8. Meandering Jet -- 9. Challenges and Perspectives -- References -- Ocean Circulation: An Overview and Current Trends in Research -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Main Forces Driving Large-Scale Currents -- Thermohaline Circulation -- Meridional Overturning Streamfunction as a Measure of Global Total Water Transport -- Cross-Equatorial Oceanic Heat Transport as a Measure of Global Total Water Transport -- Bi-Polar Ocean Seesaw -- Numerical Models -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References.
Temporal Variability of the Florida Current Transport at 27oN -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Data Outline -- Model and Simulation Outline -- Results -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Global Climate Change and Biotic-Abiotic Interactions in the Northern Chilean Semiarid Zone: Potential Long-Term Consequences of Increase El Niños -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study Site, Methodology, and Analyses -- Organismal Responses to Experimental Treatments -- Organismal Responses to El Niño/High Rainfall Events -- The Long-Term Consequences of More Frequent El Niños for Semiarid Communities -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Managing Climate Variability in Agricultural Analysis -- Abstract -- Introduction -- ENSO Impacts on Agriculture -- Framework for ENSO-Based Crop Yield Forecasting -- Agricultural Climate Risk Decision Making -- Introducing Seasonal Climate Information in Farm Optimization Analyses -- Policy, Decision Making and Usefulnes of Climate Information -- Conclusion -- References -- ENSO Impacts on European Winter Rainfalls and Their Modulation by Leading Euro-Atlantic Teleconnections -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Dataset Description -- 3. Methods and Data Preprocessing -- 4. Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Effects of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on Marine Fish and Shellfish Populations and Their Habitats in North America -- Introduction -- Physical Properties -- ENSO Effects on Primary Productivity and Development of Hypoxia -- ENSO Effects on Zooplankton -- ENSO Effects on Finfish, Shellfish and Marine Birds and Mammals -- ENSO Effects on Fish and Shellfish Diseases and Contaminant Accumulation -- ENSO Effects on Human Health and the Harvesting of Marine Resources -- Ecological Modeling and Prediction of ENSO and its Effects on Coastal Ecosystems -- Conclusions -- Summary. References -- Coral Color - Reflection and Absorption -- Abstract -- Introduction -- White and Black Body -- Spectral Reflection -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Interannual and Intraseasonal Variability in the Boreal Summer Asian Monsoon before and after Climate Regime Shift of Mid 1970s as Revealed in the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data and Methods -- 3. Leading Modes in Variability of the Mean Zonal Wind and the ISO Intensity -- 4. Links to SST Variations and Convection -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- El-Niño and Coral Reefs -- Abstract -- Introduction -- EL-NINO -- Corals and Coral Bleaching -- Coral Bleaching and El-Nino -- Easterly Waves, Hurricanes and El-Nino -- Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910970607203321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Seasonal and interannual variability of the western Mediterranean Sea
| Seasonal and interannual variability of the western Mediterranean Sea |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : American Geophysical Union, 1994 |
| Disciplina | 551.46/2 |
| Collana | Coastal and estuarine studies Seasonal and interannual variability of the western Mediterranean Sea |
| Soggetto topico |
Oceanography - Western Mediterranean
Ocean circulation - Western Mediterranean Earth & Environmental Sciences Marine Science |
| ISBN | 1-118-66503-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910130752903321 |
| [Place of publication not identified], : American Geophysical Union, 1994 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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