Fundamentals of Ocean Climate Models / Stephen Griffies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griffies, Stephen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atmospheric physics--Computer simulation.

Atmospheric physics.

Atmospheric physics--Mathematical models.

Ocean circulation--Computer simulation.

Ocean circulation.

Ocean circulation--Mathematical models.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book sets forth the physical, mathematical, and numerical foundations of computer models used to understand and predict the global ocean climate system. Aimed at students and researchers of ocean and climate science who seek to understand the physical content of ocean model equations and numerical methods for their solution, it is largely general in formulation and employs modern mathematical techniques. It also highlights certain areas of cutting-edge research. Stephen Griffies presents material that spans a broad spectrum of issues critical for modern ocean climate models. Topics are organized into parts consisting of related chapters, with each part largely self-contained. Early chapters focus on the basic equations arising from classical mechanics and thermodynamics used to rationalize ocean fluid dynamics. These equations are then cast into a form appropriate for numerical models of finite grid resolution. Basic discretization methods are described for commonly used classes of ocean climate models. The book proceeds to focus on the parameterization of phenomena occurring at scales unresolved by the ocean model, which represents a large part of modern oceanographic research. The final part provides a tutorial on the tensor methods that are used throughout the book, in a general and elegant fashion, to formulate the equations.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword / McDougall, Trevor J.

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Cover

List of Symbols

Chapter One. Ocean Climate Models

Part 1. Fundamental Ocean Equations

Chapter Two. Basics of Ocean Fluid Mechanics

Chapter Three. Kinematics

Chapter Four. Dynamics

Chapter Five. Thermo-Hydrodynamics

Chapter Six. Generalized Vertical Coordinates

Part 2. Averaged Descriptions

Chapter Seven. Concerning Unresolved Physics

Chapter Eight. Eulerian Averaged Equations

Chapter Nine. Kinematics of an Isentropic Ensemble

Part 3. Semi-Discrete Equations and Algorithms

Chapter Ten. Discretization Basics

Chapter Eleven. Mass and Tracer Budgets

Chapter Twelve. Algorithms for Hydrostatic Ocean Models

Part 4. Neutral Physics

Chapter Thirteen. Basics of Neutral Physics

Chapter Fourteen. Neutral Transport Operators

Chapter Fifteen. Neutral Physics Near the Surface Boundary

Chapter Sixteen. Functional Discretization of Neutral Physics

Part 5. Horizontal Friction

Chapter Seventeen. Horizontal Friction in Models

Chapter Eighteen. Choosing the Horizontal Viscosity

Chapter Nineteen. Functional Discretization of Friction

Part 6. Tensor Analysis

Chapter Twenty. Elementary Tensor Analysis

Chapter Twenty-One. Calculus on Curved Manifolds

Part 7. Epilogue

Chapter Twenty-Two. Some Closing Comments and Challenges

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

0-691-18712-6

OCLC:

1076425825