| Transport and Mixing in Geophysical Flows 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Weiss, Jeffrey B. (Editor), Provenzale, Antonello (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540752145 ISBN-13: 9783540752141 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2007 Annotation: This volume collects a number of theoretical and experimental lectures on various aspects of transport and mixing of active and passive particles in geophysical flows. Transports in fluids can be approached from two complementary perspectives: in the Eulerian view of mixing, the focus is on the concentration field - advection stetches and folds the concentration field and sharpens the gradients, while diffusion smoothes the field. In the Langrangian view, fluid parcels are followed around as they move with the flow, experiencing chaotic or stochastic motion. Both pictures are considered in the present lectures, with passive particles carried freely by the flow and reactive particles, where chemically or biologically induced reactions change the character of the particles. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Geophysics - Science | Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology - Science | Mechanics - Fluids |
| Dewey: 333.7 |
| LCCN: 2007938316 |
| Series: Lecture Notes in Physics |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.30 lbs) 262 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Transports in fluids can be approached from two complementary perspectives. In the Eulerian view of mixing, the focus is on the concentration field. In the Langrangian view, fluid parcels are followed around as they move with the flow, experiencing chaotic or stochastic motion. This book examines both pictures, presenting a number of theoretical and experimental lectures on various aspects of transport and mixing of active and passive particles in geophysical flows. |