Mathematical geophysics : an introduction to rotating fluids and the Navier-Stokes equations

• Other Authors: Chemin, Jean-Yves
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2006.
• Series: Oxford lecture series in mathematics and its applications ; 32.
• Subjects: Rotating masses of fluid.; Navier-Stokes equations.; Geophysics > Mathematics.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 019857133X; 9780198571339; 9780191513893; 019151389X; 9781615830626; 1615830626; 1280904070; 9781280904073
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 250 pages)

Aimed at graduate students and researchers in mathematics, engineering, oceanography, meteorology and mechanics, this text provides a detailed introduction to the physical theory of rotating fluids, a significant part of geophysical fluid dynamics. The Navier-Stokes equations are examined in both in...