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Atmosphere-ocean interaction / Eric B. Kraus and Joost A. Businger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kraus, E. B. (Eric Bradshaw), 1913- author.
- Businger, Joost Alois, author.
- Series:
- Oxford monographs on geology and geophysics ; no. 27.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford monographs on geology and geophysics ; no. 27
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ocean-atmosphere interaction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (385 p.)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The second edition of this book presents an updated account of the transfer of energy, matter and momentum between the atmosphere and the ocean. It covers atmospheric, oceanographic and climatological problems affected by air-sea interactions, and emphasizes an understanding of the physical processes.
- Contents:
- Contents; Symbols; 1. BASIC CONCEPTS; 2. THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE; 3. RADIATION; 4. SURFACE WIND WAVES; 5. TURBULENT TRANSFER NEAR THE INTERFACE; 6. THE PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER; 7. ATMOSPHERICALLY FORCED PERTURBATIONS IN THE OCEANS; 8. LARGE-SCALE FORCING BY SEA SURFACE BUOYANCY FLUXES; REFERENCES; Author Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 1994.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 9780197560204
- 0197560202
- 9781280525322
- 1280525320
- 9781423764366
- 1423764366
- 9780195362084
- 019536208X
- 9781601297907
- 1601297904
- OCLC:
- 437173061
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