Fundamentals of ocean climate models / Stephen M. Griffies

Author: Griffies, Stephen M., 1962-
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2004]
Copyright Date: ©2004
Physical Description: xxxiv, 518 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

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FUNDAMENTAL OCEAN EQUATIONS: Basics of ocean fluid mechanics -- Kinematics -- Dynamics -- Thermo-hydrodynamics -- Generalized vertical coordinates -- AVERAGED DESCRIPTIONS: Concerning unresolved physics -- Eulerian averaged equations -- Kinematics of an isentropic ensemble -- SEMI-DISCRETE EQUATIONS AND ALGORITHMS: Discretization basics -- Mass and tracer budgets -- Algorithms for hydrostatic ocean models -- NEUTRAL PHYSICS: Basics of neutral physics -- Neutral transport operators -- Neutral physics near the surface boundary -- Functional discretization of neutral physics -- HORIZONTAL FRICTION: Horizontal friction in models -- Choosing the horizontal viscosity -- Functional discretization of friction -- TENSOR ANALYSIS: Elementary tensor analysis -- Calculus on curved manifolds.

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0691118922 (acid-free paper)

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [493]-509) and index.

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