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Air-Sea Interaction

Air-Sea Interaction

Air-Sea Interaction

Laws and Mechanisms
G. T. Csanady, Old Dominion University, Virginia
Mary Gibson
June 2001
Paperback
9780521796804

    Air-Sea Interaction: Laws and Mechanisms, first published in 2001, provides a comprehensive account of how the atmosphere and the ocean interact to control the global climate, what physical laws govern this interaction, and its prominent mechanisms. In the early twenty-first century air-sea interaction emerged as a subject in its own right, encompassing small-scale and large-scale processes in both air and sea. By developing its subject from basic physical (thermodynamic) principles, the book is broadly accessible to a wide audience. It is mainly directed towards graduate students and research scientists in meteorology, oceanography, and environmental engineering. The book will be of value on entry level courses in meteorology and oceanography, and also to the broader physics community interested in the treatment of transfer laws, and thermodynamics of the atmosphere and ocean.

    • Well known and respected author in this topic
    • Only up-to-date graduate textbook on air-sea interaction
    • Important research topic currently

    Product details

    June 2001
    Paperback
    9780521796804
    248 pages
    254 × 178 × 13 mm
    0.44kg
    116 b/w illus.
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. The transfer laws of the air-sea interface
    • 2. Wind, waves and the mechanisms of air-sea transfer
    • 3. Mixed layers in contact
    • 4. Hot towers
    • 5. The ocean's warm-water-sphere
    • References
    • Index.