[en] The long-awaited second edition of this classic text now combines both physical and numerical aspects of geophysical fluid dynamics -- the principles governing air and water flows on large terrestrial scales --into a single affordable volume.
Research Center/Unit :
Centre Interfacultaire de Recherches en Océanologie - MARE - GHER
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Cushman-Roisin, Benoit
Beckers, Jean-Marie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research (GHER)
Language :
English
Title :
Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Physical and Numerical Aspects, 2nd Edition Volume 101
•Combines both physical and numerical aspects of geophysical fluid dynamics into a single affordable volume
•Explores contemporary topics such as the Greenhouse Effect, global warming and the El Nino Southern Oscillation
•Biographical and historical notes at the ends of chapters trace the intellectual development of the field
•Recipient of the 2010 Wernaers Prize, awarded each year by the National Fund for Scientific Research of Belgium (F.R.S.-FNRS).
