Atmosphere—Ocean Dynamics

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Author(s): ADRIAN E. GILL (Eds.)
Series: International Geophysics 30
Publisher: Elsevier
Year: 1982

Language: English
Pages: 1-662
Tags: Науки о Земле;Метеорология и климатология;

Content:
Front matter
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Preface
Pages xi-xiii

Acknowledgments
Page xv
ADRIAN GILL

Chapter One - How the Ocean–Atmosphere System Is Driven
Pages 1-17

Chapter Two - Transfer of Properties between Atmosphere and Ocean
Pages 19-38

Chapter Three - Properties of a Fluid at Rest
Pages 39-61

Chapter Four - Equations Satisfied by a Moving Fluid
Pages 63-94

Chapter Five - Adjustment under Gravity in a Nonrotating System
Pages 95-115

Chapter Six - Adjustment under Gravity of a Density-Stratified Fluid
Pages 117-188

Chapter Seven - Effects of Rotation
Pages 189-245

Chapter Eight - Gravity Waves in a Rotating Fluid
Pages 247-315

Chapter Nine - Forced Motion
Pages 317-370

Chapter Ten - Effects of Side Boundaries
Pages 371-428

Chapter Eleven - The Tropics
Pages 429-491

Chapter Twelve - Mid-latitudes
Pages 493-547

Chapter Thirteen - Instabilities, Fronts, and the General Circulation
Pages 549-593

Appendix One - Units and Their SI Equivalents
Page 595

Appendix Two - Useful Values
Page 597

Appendix Three - Properties of Seawater
Pages 599-603

Appendix Four - Properties of Moist Air
Pages 605-607

Appendix Five - A List of Atlases and Data Sources
Pages 609-612

References
Pages 613-643

Index
Pages 645-662