Mathematical Geophysics: An introduction to rotating fluids and the Navier-Stokes equations (Oxford Lecture Series in Mathematics and Its Applications)

by Jean-YvesChemin (Author), Benoit Desjardins (Author), IsabelleGallagher (Author), EmmanuelGrenier (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2006

  $194.08

  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 incompressible and rapidly rotating forms.