Fundamentals of geophysical hydrodynamics /

This newly-translated book takes the reader from the basic principles and conservation laws of hydrodynamics to the description of general atmospheric circulation. Among the topics covered are the Kelvin, Ertel and Rossby-Obukhov invariants, quasi-geostrophic equation, thermal wind, singular Helmhol...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Dolzhanskiĭ, F. V. (Author)
Other Authors:	Khesin, Boris E. (Boris Emmanuel), 1932-2010 (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, [2013]
Series:	Encyclopaedia of mathematical sciences ; v. 103. Encyclopaedia of mathematical sciences. Mathematical physics ; 4.
Subjects:	Geophysics > Fluid models. Hydrodynamics. Géophysique > Modèles de fluides. Hydrodynamique.
Online Access:	1850-9999