Lagrangian Transport in Geophysical Jets and Waves: The Dynamical Systems Approach (Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (603 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0387332693 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 150 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book is written primarily for students and researchers in the geosciences." (Larry Pratt, SIAM Review, Vol. 49 (4), 2007)"Samelson and Wiggins aim to provide an accessible introduction to modern mathematical techniques to explore transport and exchange in geophysical flows. … Each chapter has a good introduction and concludes with a good summary. One must picture diverging fluid and evolving material curves that deform and tangle about each other. … The book is very well structured. 1132 (10), 2008). Loginov, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. … In summary: lovely material, well written … ." (Anthony John Roberts, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2008 f)"The purpose of the monograph is to explore some of the new insights into Lagrangian motion in geophysical flows followed from such approach and to present an accessible introduction to the basic elements of some of these methods. From the reviews: "A s
Subsequent chapters examine the elements and methods of Lagrangian transport analysis in time-dependent flows. Written jointly by a specialist in geophysical fluid dynamics and an applied mathematician, this is the first accessible introduction to a new set of methods for analysing Lagrangian motion in geophysical flows. The book opens by establishing context and fundamental mathematical concepts and definitions, exploring simple cases of steady flow, and touching on important topics from the classical theory of Hamiltonian systems. The concluding chapter offers a brief survey of rapidly evolving research in geophysical fluid dynamics that makes use of this new approach.
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