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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-9911090675903321 |
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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-9911133358703321 |
| Radko Timour | ||
| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Interaction of shelf water with warm-core rings, focusing on the kinematics and statistics of shelf water entrained within streamers / / Ronald J. Schlitz
| Interaction of shelf water with warm-core rings, focusing on the kinematics and statistics of shelf water entrained within streamers / / Ronald J. Schlitz |
| Autore | Schlitz Ronald J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Woods Hole, Mass. : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, , [2003] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (v, 35 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Collana | NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-NE |
| Soggetto topico |
Ocean temperature - Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Oceanic mixing Salinity - Atlantic Coast (U.S.) |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910696988503321 |
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Schlitz Ronald J
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| Woods Hole, Mass. : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, , [2003] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A review of circulation and mixing studies of San Francisco Bay, California / / by Lawrence H. Smith ; prepared in cooperation with the California State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Department of Water Resources
| A review of circulation and mixing studies of San Francisco Bay, California / / by Lawrence H. Smith ; prepared in cooperation with the California State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Department of Water Resources |
| Autore | Smith Lawrence H. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Reston, Va.] : , : Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 1987 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (v, 38 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Collana | U.S. Geological Survey circular |
| Soggetto topico |
Ocean circulation - California - San Francisco Bay
Oceanic mixing Ocean circulation |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711883603321 |
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Smith Lawrence H.
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| [Reston, Va.] : , : Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 1987 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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