Bühler, Oliver, <br/><br/>
Waves and mean flows / 
 Waves & mean flows. 
Oliver Bühler. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - 1 online resource (374 pages) :  digital, PDF file(s). 
 - Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics .
 - Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics. .
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<br/><br/> Interactions between waves and mean flows play a crucial role in understanding the long-term aspects of atmospheric and oceanographic modelling. Indeed, our ability to predict climate change hinges on our ability to model waves accurately. This book gives a modern account of the nonlinear interactions between waves and mean flows, such as shear flows and vortices. A detailed account of the theory of linear dispersive waves in moving media is followed by a thorough introduction to classical wave-mean interaction theory. The author then extends the scope of the classical theory and lifts its restriction to zonally symmetric mean flows. It can be used as a fundamental reference, a course text, or by geophysicists and physicists needing a first introduction. This second edition includes brand new material, including a section on Langmuir circulations and the Craik-Leibovich instability. The author has also added exercises to aid students' learning. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781107478701  RM856.05 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Atmospheric circulation.<br/>Nonlinear waves.<br/>Fluid dynamics.<br/>Wave-motion, Theory of.