Topographic Effects in Stratified Flows (Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics)
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Revised ed., 4/2/1998
EAN 9780521629232, ISBN10: 0521629233
Paperback, 500 pages, 23.4 x 15.5 x 2.8 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
With an emphasis on both theory and experiment, this text describes the behaviour of homogeneous and density-stratified fluids over and around topography. In examining the similarities between the flow of a river over a barrier or weir and the flow of the atmosphere over a mountain range, this book presents a comprehensive synthesis of this topic in terms suitable for scientists, engineers, teachers and students of fluid dynamics. With this book, Professor Baines makes a notable contribution to the fields of fluid mechanics and geophysical fluid dynamics. The text will be a great asset to graduate and advanced undergraduate students, as well as to research professionals.
1. Background
2. The flow of a homogeneous layer with a free surface
3. Two-layer flows
4. Waves in stratified fluids
5. Stratified flow over two-dimensional obstacles
6. Stratified flow past three-dimensional topography
7. Applications to practical modelling of flow over complex terrain.
'... this book represents a remarkable synthesis of a large body of work into a very readable and understandable form wtih ample references to the original research papers ... An excellent book ... it would be a very useful addition to the library of anyone working in wave theory or interested in the effects of topography on a fluid in areas ranging from oceanography to climate modelling.' Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society