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FLUID MECHANICS OF THE ATMOSPHERE, 47
Fluid Mechanics of the Atmosphere, 47

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By
Robert Brown, University of Washington

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International Geophysics,

Description
Fluid Mechanics of the Atmosphere presents the fundamental equations which govern most of the flow problems studied by atmospheric scientists. The equations are derived in a systematic way that is intended to facilitate critical evaluation. The goal of this text is twofold. First the book supplies the student a background familiarity in the underlying physics behind the mathematics. Second it explores some systematic methods of relating these physics to atmospheric problems, including rotating frames of reference effects, vorticity dynamics, and turbulence effects on closure.

Audience
Students in atmospheric sciences, meteorology, atmosphere physics, geophysics, and applied mathematics.

Contents
Fundamentals: Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics. Flow Parameters. Methods of Analysis. Tensors and Relative Motion. The Governing Equations for Fluid Flow: Conservation of Mass--Continuity. Momentum Dynamics. Conservation of Energy. Vorticity. Potential Flow. Perturbation Equations. Boundary Layers. Answers to Selected Problems. Index.

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 512 pages, publication date: FEB-1991
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-137040-4
ISBN-10: 0-12-137040-2
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

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