This second edition of the widely acclaimed Geophysical Fluid Dynamics by Joseph Pedlosky offers the reader a high-level, unified treatment of the theory of the dynamics of large-scale motions of the oceans and atmosphere. Revised and updated, it includes expanded discussions of • the fundamentals of geostrophic turbulence • the theory of wave-mean flow interaction • thermocline theory • finite amplitude barocline instability. Offers the reader a unified treatment of the theory of the dynamics of large-scale motions of the oceans and atmosphere. This book includes discussions of: the fundamentals of geostrophic turbulence; the theory of wave-mean flow interaction; thermocline theory; and finite amplitude barocline instability. This second edition of the widely acclaimed Geophysical Fluid Dynamics by Joseph Pedlosky offers the reader a high-level, unified treatment of the theory of the dynamics of large-scale motions of the oceans and atmosphere. Revised and updated, it includes expanded discussions of * the fundamentals of geostrophic turbulence * the theory of wave-mean flow interaction * thermocline theory * finite amplitude barocline instability This second edition of the widely acclaimed Geophysical Fluid Dynamics by Joseph Pedlosky offers the reader a high-level, unified treatment of the theory of the dynamics of large-scale motions of the oceans and atmosphere. Revised and updated, it includes expanded discussions of * the fundamentals of geostrophic turbulence * the theory of wave-mean flow interaction * thermocline theory * finite amplitude barocline instability. From the reviews: "The author has done a masterful job in presenting the theory with the necessary mathematical foundation, while keeping the physical aspects in clear view ... it is an outstanding introduction to a complex and important subject." GEOPHYSICS Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Preliminaries....Pages 1-21 Fundamentals....Pages 22-56 Inviscid Shallow-Water Theory....Pages 57-178 Friction and Viscous Flow....Pages 179-253 Homogeneous Models of the Wind-Driven Oceanic Circulation....Pages 254-335 Quasigeostrophic Motion of a Stratified Fluid on a Sphere....Pages 336-489 Instability Theory....Pages 490-623 Ageostrophic Motion....Pages 624-688 Back Matter....Pages 689-710 The atmosphere and the ocean have so many fluid-dynamical properties in common that the study of one often enriches our understanding of the other.
